Category: Engineering

Time has always been defined by the vibrations of cesium atoms. But as the limits of precision are pushed further by modern physics, scientists are now preparing to rewrite the rules.

Last month, a consortium of 69 scientists from across…

Chemical engineers in South Korea have developed a new air filtration system inspired by one of the body’s most overlooked protectors, the mucus layer in the human nose.

Designed by researchers at Chung-Ang University, the bioinspired…

China’s official military newspaper has called for urgent ethical and legal research to regulate the future use of humanoid robots in warfare, warning of potential moral and legal consequences.

The People’s Liberation Army Daily, also…

China has announced the discovery of a vast hard-rock lithium deposit in central Hunan Province, a find that could improve its already dominant position in the global battery-materials supply chain. 

Officials from the provincial department…

Scientists in the US were in for a massive surprise when a drilling project beneath a Denver museum’s parking lot led to the unexpected discovery of a nearly 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science was…

Researchers at Rice University have found that a material’s internal chemistry, more than its physical structure, is the key to unlocking super-durable, high-capacity batteries.

The finding pinpoints the cause of performance-killing “hot…

A team of scientists at the Beijing Institute of Technology has developed the world’s lightest insect brain controller.

The device weighs a tiny 74 milligrams, making it lighter than a sack of nectar typically carried by a bee.

The…