Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers
Vaclav Smil, writing at IEEE Spectrum: There is a fundamental difference between what can be designed and built and what makes sense. History provides a lesson in the shape of record-setting behemoths that have never since been equaled. The Egyptian.....»»
Vision Pro engineers moved to folding iPhone project; delayed to 2027 – report
A new supply-chain report reiterates earlier reports that some engineers previously working on Vision Pro have been moved to working a folding iPhone or iPad project. It also claims that the planned launch of a foldable iPhone has been delayed fro.....»»
Artificial reef designed by engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage
The beautiful, gnarled, nooked-and-crannied reefs that surround tropical islands serve as a marine refuge and natural buffer against stormy seas. But as the effects of climate change bleach and break down coral reefs around the world, and extreme wea.....»»
Apple"s removable battery standard could change device charging forever
Apple's engineers are researching how to best make a series of standardized enclosures that would allow users to routinely swap batteries between higher-powered devices like an iMac, and lower powered ones like keyboards or other peripherals.Multiple.....»»
New study shows treating work like a game drives results
A study from West Virginia University engineers demonstrates that people's completion of monotonous assembly tasks improves when doing those tasks involves playing a game......»»
Hiring booms at SpaceX and Blue Origin making it hard for NASA to attract talent
SpaceX and Blue Origin LLC are competing to launch satellites and take humans to the moon. They are also paying big salaries to hire so many young and tireless engineers that old-line aerospace employers like Boeing Co. and NASA are finding it harder.....»»
NASA, industry improve lidars for exploration, science
NASA engineers will test a suite of new laser technologies from an aircraft this summer for Earth science remote sensing. Called "lidar," the instruments could also be used to improve models of the moon's shape and aid the search for Artemis landing.....»»
Get out the scrapers: Euclid space telescope is getting deiced
If you thought it was annoying to deice your car in the winter, then spare a thought for the engineers whose job it is to deice telescopes in space......»»
Engineers manage a first: Measuring pH in cell condensates
Scientists trying to understand the physical and chemical properties that govern biomolecular condensates now have a crucial way to measure pH and other emergent properties of these enigmatic, albeit important, cellular compartments......»»
Using a non-destructive, light diffraction fingerprint technique to detect viral infections in cells
A combined team of engineers from Jiangsu University and Harvard University used a non-destructive, light diffraction fingerprint technique to detect viral infections in cells. Their paper is published in the journal Science Advances......»»
Finally, engineers have a clue that could help them save Voyager 1
A new signal from humanity's most distant spacecraft could be the key to restoring it. Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. (credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL) It's been four months since NASA's Voyager 1.....»»
Researchers prove fundamental limits of electromagnetic energy absorption
Electrical engineers at Duke University have determined the theoretical fundamental limit for how much electromagnetic energy a transparent material with a given thickness can absorb. The finding will help engineers optimize devices designed to block.....»»
Space company develops centrifuge to test impact of gravity on crystalline-structured drug molecules
Kanjakha Pal and Adrian Radocea, a pair of engineers at Varda Space Industries, a company working to develop space-based drug facilities, has developed a centrifuge-based device to test the impact of gravity on crystalline-structured drug molecules a.....»»
New computational strategy boosts the ability of drug designers to target proteins inside the membrane
Hitting targets embedded within the cell membrane has long been difficult for drug developers due to the membrane's challenging biochemical properties. Now, Scripps Research chemists have demonstrated new custom-designed proteins that can efficiently.....»»
The next space flight accident: How do we prevent it?
I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every passing day, NASA breaks a record: the longest stretch without a major accident in the nation's human.....»»
Using AI to replicate odors and validating them via experimental quantification of perfume perception
A small team of chemical engineers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, working with a colleague from IA Murins Startups, has developed a way to use machine learning to replicate odors and then validate them using experimental quant.....»»
Researchers resurrect long-extinct fossil creature as a robot
Robot designed to mimic enigmatic sea creature can help us understand how it moved. Enlarge (credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Until now, when scientists and engineers have developed soft robots inspired by organisms,.....»»
These two models give a glimpse into the abandoned Apple Car designs
While many concept designers gave us their takes on an Apple Car design before the project was finally abandoned, a new piece suggests that the reality would likely have been less sporty than most of them envisaged. With Apple originally aiming fo.....»»
AI makes a rendezvous in space
Space travel is complex, expensive, and risky. Great sums and valuable payloads are on the line every time one spacecraft docks with another. One slip and a billion-dollar mission could be lost. Aerospace engineers believe that autonomous control, li.....»»
BenQ launches 32-inch 4K Designer Monitor with MacBook color syncing, Thunderbolt, more
BenQ has launched its latest monitor for designers today with a display. The PD3225U features 98% DCI P3, IPS Black, color settings that “perfectly match Mac and MacBook Pro laptop colors,” and more. more….....»»
Engineers facilitate the restoration of lake deltas
Engineers from EPFL and partner organizations have developed a method for classifying lacustrine deltas based on morphological parameters, in order to determine which of the deltas severely altered by human activity are best suited for restoration to.....»»