Latest Engineering Stories
Navy SEALs will finally stay dry in a cozy new submarine
An inside look at the data powering McLaren’s F1 team
No machine can beat a dog’s bomb-detecting sniffer
Why the EU wants to build an underwater cable in the Black Sea
How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid
All the products that Google has sent to the graveyard
This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment
A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR
To build a better crawly robot, add legs—lots of legs
An ambitious underwater ‘space station’ just got a major research collaborator
Inside Microsoft’s surprising push for a right to repair law—and why it matters
Australia wants a laser weapon powerful enough to stop a tank
How John Deere’s tech evolved from 19th-century plows to AI and autonomy
How fast is supersonic flight? Fast enough to bring the booms.
Seals provided inspiration for a new waddling robot
How a quantum computer tackles a surprisingly difficult airport problem
Name a better duo than NASA’s hard-working Mars rover and helicopter
New AI-based tsunami warning software could help save lives
Cloud computing has its security weaknesses. Intel’s new chips could make it safer.
Arctic researchers built a ‘Fish Disco’ to study ocean life in darkness
Ancient Maya masons had a smart way to make plaster stronger
This robot dog learned a new trick—balancing like a cat
Meet xenobots, tiny machines made out of living parts
A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material
How the Tonga eruption rang Earth ‘like a bell’
At 441,000 pounds and 192 feet underwater, this is the world’s deepest wind turbine
How a dumpy, short-legged bird could change water bottle designs
After 2,000 years of debate, Italy’s massive suspension bridge to Sicily may finally happen
Pendulums under ocean waves could prevent beach erosion
These glasses can pick up whispered commands
Can this 10-story wooden building survive a seismic shakedown?
Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet
Meet the first 4 astronauts of the ‘Artemis Generation’
The new Lamborghini Revuelto is a powerful hybrid beast
Why most countries don’t have enough earthquake-resilient buildings
Gordon Moore, modern computing pioneer, dies at 94
Tiny, fast lasers are unlocking the mysteries of photosynthesis
Room-temperature superconductors could zap us into the future
The first 3D printed rocket launch was both a failure and a success
The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey
The tricky search for just the right amount of automation in our cars
Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’
Engineers created a paper plane-throwing bot to learn more about flight
These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons
A $25 whistle-like tool could be a game changer for COPD patients
Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings
Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes
How to use the power of mushrooms to improve your life
How concept cars hint at a dazzling automotive future
Inside the lab that’s growing mushroom computers
A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders
How Google plans to fix quantum computing’s accuracy problem
A smartly trained voice monitor could save singers, teachers, and loud talkers from strain
The ability for cities to survive depends on smart, sustainable architecture
Why some Toyotas have ‘fish fins’
A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier
Engineers finally peeked inside a deep neural network
NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts
Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them
These sex toys are designed to heal, one orgasm at a time
How neutral atoms could help power next-gen quantum computers
In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare
Honda’s newest Accord hybrid is a sleek, brawny beast
Inside the project to bring ‘self-healing’ Roman concrete to American shorelines