Category: Engineering

A discovery in lithium battery technology offers the potential for cheaper and longer-lasting battery materials. The breakthrough lies in using a common lithium salt and the process of sublimation.

Researchers at the U.S. Department of…

A team of researchers has developed a living building material composed of fungal mycelium and bacterial cells capable of self-repairing and surviving for extended periods.

Unlike conventional construction materials, this bio-based composite…

A team of researchers has tested a state-of-the-art system called the AudioDome to push surround sound capabilities to the limit.

The AudioDome faithfully re-creates a three-dimensional soundscape with its spherical arrangement of speakers….

A Houston-based aerospace firm has successfully outfitted its record-setting hypersonic engine system with NASA-supported technology.

The latest test by Venus Aerospace aims to support its upcoming flight demonstration later this summer. The…

Chinese carmaker Guangzhou Xiaopeng Automotive Technology, or XPENG, has unveiled its updated humanoid robot, Iron.

The humanoid robot is powered by the Turing AI chip, with 60 joints, 200 degrees of freedom, and 3,000 TOPS of processing…

Often labeled as living fossils, crocodilians have inhabited swamps and rivers for millions of years. 

Surprisingly, the ancestors of modern crocodiles survived two mass extinctions throughout their 230-million-year history.

Researchers…

Water splitting has long been hailed as a promising path to clean hydrogen fuel. But while the process looks elegant on paper, it turns out to be far less efficient in practice, demanding significantly more energy than theory predicts. Now,…