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The future of at-home 3D printing
See what companies are innovating to make 3D printing daily necessities a new and exciting reality.
This robot dog offers safe and reliable site management
The challenging terrain did not slow the robot, which surveilled and accurately mapped a comprehensive view of the site's construction progress and maintenance operations.
Connecting EDA with test and measurement in high-performance wireless design
The quality of reference signals and software tools has a significant impact on successfully transitioning an RF power-amplifier design from the EDA environment into hardware.
DOE launches Geothermal Geophone Prize design competition
A new prize has been launched by the agency to fast-track U.S. innovation in seismic sensors in support of enhanced geothermal systems.
Cummins unveils new 15 liter hydrogen engine
The engine will provide a low-cost zero-carbon solution for high load factor and high utilization applications where battery-electric solutions cannot meet operational requirements.
Underwater robot navigates busy New York harbor
An underwater mapping robot developed by New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology has completed a real-world trial in a busy New York harbor.
Robotic rodent inspects pipelines
Ratty the Robot has reportedly been designed to reduce human exposure to hazardous environments, tetherlessly traveling through a network of confined spaces such as pipeline networks and tunnel systems, autonomously inspecting drainage, sewage and gas supply pipes.
Automating solar lights with Arduino
Upgrade your outdoor lighting with this DIY project so the fun doesn't end when the sun goes down.
Fluid Control Devices (June 5 - 11)
On Engineering360, we aim to bring to light the technologies that make modern engineering challenges a little more manageable. Here is our ode to pumps, valves and everything else fluid control.
Watch this robot learn to taste food as it "chews"
In order to mimic the human sense of taste, the researchers are teaching the robotic chef to taste foods at various stages of the chewing process to determine if the food is appropriately seasoned.
Video: Ride along in this solar-powered two-seater
The Squad is designed as a safe, stable two-seater car to provide solar-driven urban mobility.
Hibernating battery supports longer seasonal energy storage
The temperature-based battery effectively cuts off the self-charge function during the its idling period to realize long-term energy storage.
These cities lead the US in solar energy
The top nine U.S. cities for solar power combined have more solar installed than the entire country did 10 years ago.
Video: Titan to de-paint planes using robots, laser ablation
A new laser-based de-painting system from Titan Robotics is automating the potentially hazardous process of de-painting airplanes.
Creative DIY projects for old gaming consoles
Old game consoles can serve as the canvas for a variety of DIY electronics builds.
Video: Plants to be outfitted with wearables
Composed of a nickel-based electrode deposited in a squiggly pattern, the sensor was attached to the surface of soybean leaves in the lab where it wirelessly transmitted data to an app.
Testing solar cells for service in space
Guidelines have been devised to test the radiation-tolerating properties of perovskites intended for use in space.
Toolkit tackles solutions to energy storage-grid interconnection barriers
Solutions and resources are recommended for eight critical storage interconnection barriers to enable safer, more cost-effective and efficient grid integration of storage.
Video: Bringing junior wastewater engineers up to speed
An online software design tool can acquaint junior engineers with the design and operational requirements of their organizations.
Sourcing critical materials from marine crusts
Growing demand for new sources of germanium and gallium spurred researchers in Germany to explore deep sea mining as a supply solution.