Category: Engineering

Microscopes have long been scientists’ eyes into the unseen, revealing everything from bustling cells to viruses and nanoscale structures.

However, even the most powerful optical microscopes have been limited by a fundamental physical rule…

Smart, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and China’s Geely, has introduced the new Electric Hybrid Drive (EHD) version of its SUV, called Smart #5, with about 155 miles of pure electric range and nearly 1,000 miles total range.

The…

Archaeologists have unearthed a previously unknown settlement that is rewriting the history of Britain’s transition from the Iron Age to the Roman era.

The vast site, discovered by Cotswold Archaeology’s Andover team in Fordingbridge,…

Chinese researchers are experimenting with a new rail gun design to help overcome the firepower limitations of existing designs. They believe that stacking two rail guns in an X-shape in a single barrel could be the solution they need.

A rail…

Scientists are developing self-healing batteries designed to diagnose internal damage and initiate repairs, a technology that could double the lifespan of electric vehicles (EVs). The research addresses battery degradation, a key factor limiting…

For most of human history, we’ve believed that sunlight is the foundation of all life on Earth. However, researchers in China have now uncovered a completely different way life can survive, one that doesn’t need any sunlight at all. 

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