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Healthy plants were grown under transparent roof panels embedded with a bright magenta luminescent dye that absorbs light and transfers energy to narrow photovoltaic strips.

Google announced today that a team of South African nature lovers, along with Google Street View, has finished mapping all the country's wildest areas, including all 19 national parks and 17 national reserves.

A team of international researchers, using a muon detection technique called muography, has discovered a “large empty space” inside the Great Pyramid on the Giza Plateau in Egypt that had remained hidden behind the thick walls of the building for more than 4,500 years.

See how easy it is to laser cut acrylic and other types of plastic for colorful, functional and dimensional displays!

A surprising finding when applying low voltage to an alloy of gallium has implications for the shape control of liquid metals, and the development of electronic, electromagnetic and optical devices that take advantage of their metallic properties.

INSPECT.assembly is a fully-integrated inspection station utilizing a Radiant high-resolution camera, featuring advanced vision capability.

A microchip like the one used in a Wii gaming system is being used to leverage inexpensive, portable ultrasound technology into invaluable 3D imaging.

The sensor provides real-time, in situ detection of heavy metal ions and other contaminants in water.

Modeling and experimental studies have resulted in a control system that doubles power system output while reducing electricity generation costs.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video showcasing their Sukhoi Su-30SM multipurpose fighter jet performing aerobatics and deploying weapons.

The tunnel is intended to be part of an underground transportation network carrying cars and “people pods” on electric sleds at speeds up to 150 miles per hour.

Scientists at JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, found a network of tunnels on the moon that would be perfect for the first lunar settlement. The Moon cave would shield lunar settlers and their equipment from cosmic radiation and meteorites.

Our Oct. 30 weekly newscast delves into the inner workings of materials and systems that are only beginning to be fully understood. Topics: getting clear on glass; portrait of a nanoparticle; our self-driving brains.

Using composite materials for high-volume automotive production is a challenge for a variety of reasons such as cost barriers (raw material, manufacturing, equipment costs), material properties and performance, composite manufacturing processes, joining and assembly, finishing and coating, inspection and quality assurance, after-market repair or replacement, capital equipment cost, and composite design knowledge. How can the automotive industry tackle the barriers to broader implementation of composites and increased light-weighting?

Researchers have taken soft sensor technology to the next level by creating a new type of flexible sensor that does not require wiring or electronics to be encased within the material.

Automation can help improve process quality, consistency and throughput by allowing robots to perform repetitive, boring or unsafe tasks while humans engage in operations that require their superior cognitive abilities, skill and judgment.

This week's Engineering360 news brief focuses on biomedical engineering. Read about Google Earth for the brain, cells finding a new purpose, and bacteria under stress.