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E-Skin Shows Success in Detecting Chemicals, Viruses
To create a world where robots and humans coexist, robots should be agile, adaptive, and most of all, responsive. It will be critical for...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 25, 20223 min read


RoboKrill Mimics the Ocean’s Major Food Source
A tiny, crustacean-inspired robot may one day swim among others like it in the sea, monitoring the ecosystem and delivering valuable...
Cassie Kelly
Jun 7, 20223 min read


Detecting Drones from Miles Away
As drone technology becomes increasingly advanced, so does their potential threat to our daily lives. In situations like the crisis in...
Cassie Kelly
May 23, 20224 min read


Robot Performs Laparoscopic Surgery
Autonomous robots are driving cars and sorting recycling, but a team at Johns Hopkins University has been developing a robot for a much...
Cassie Kelly
Mar 15, 20223 min read


Challenging Constraints of Designing a Deep-Sea Rover
The deep-sea is widely thought of as the harshest environment on Earth. With extreme pressure, no sunlight, and internal waves the size...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 19, 20223 min read


Sensing 3D Printing Flaws Can Make AM More Accepted
One drawback to 3D printing for industries such as aerospace, automotive, or medicine is that there simply is no inexpensive way to...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 18, 20224 min read


How Artificial Reality Could Help Control Prostheses
For many people with amputations, robotic prostheses hold the promise of some measure of restored functionality. Controlling those...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 5, 20223 min read


Holograms You Can Touch
Virtual reality developers have been dreaming of a holographic gaming experience since Star Trek’s “Holodeck” first appeared on TV in the...
Cassie Kelly
Nov 8, 20213 min read


An Octopus-Inspired Soft Robot Uses Origami Principles
The principles of the ancient practice of origami still hold great influence in modern-day mechanics. For Renee Zhao, assistant professor...
Cassie Kelly
Nov 3, 20213 min read


IoT Bolsters Weather Forecasting for Farmers
One of the greatest threats to the future of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is farm runoff of fertilizers and pesticides that damage the...
Cassie Kelly
Oct 11, 20213 min read


Acoustically Triggered Nanorobotics Hold Promise for Cancer Treatment
Many incredible cancer-fighting drugs and treatments have been developed in the past few decades, and on paper, they seem like they hold...
Cassie Kelly
Aug 3, 20213 min read


Engineering the Next-Generation Space Station
When it was launched in 1998, the International Space Station was only meant to be in commission for 15 years. It was built during the...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 15, 20214 min read


A Tougher Skin for Stealth Aircraft
It takes rigorous training and testing, an acute level of skill, and costs up to $10 million to train a stealth fighter jet pilot, making...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 13, 20213 min read


Engineers Learn the Secret of Syncing
There’s a rhythm to life that almost every living and non-living thing can tap into. Many species of schooling fish will swim in unison,...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 2, 20213 min read


Engineering a Refrigerator for Space Travel
If there is one thing that almost everyone knows about the lifestyle of astronauts in space, it’s that the cuisine is not ideal. This is...
Cassie Kelly
Jun 22, 20214 min read


Preparing a Robotic Fleet for Future Mars Missions
Although Perseverance was set off on a mission to study when life could have existed on Mars, many humans are watching and wondering...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 27, 20213 min read


Novel 3D-Printing Technique Could Hasten Bone-Graft Recovery
Engineers all over the world are convening on the best techniques for growing organs, tissues, and blood vessels using human cells–and...
Cassie Kelly
Mar 30, 20213 min read


3D-Printed Algae Boosts Regenerative Medicine
In many ways, regenerative medicine is the next engineering frontier. But, one continued challenge of developing tissues and organs in...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 12, 20213 min read


9 Bioinspired Medical Technologies
Biomimicry, or bioinspiration, is proving to be an effective approach to reimagining technology, especially in biomedical engineering. We...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 7, 20215 min read


Tubular Robot Maneuvers Through the Body
Vine robots are a promising emerging technology for search and rescue missions. Able to grow to great lengths, these growing robots can...
Cassie Kelly
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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