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Avoiding marine collisions with system powered by radar and machine learning
Collisions between marine vessels and stationary structures, like offshore oil platforms and depleted wellheads, are becoming increasingly common. These collisions come with a cost—including the financial burden of lost ...
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Better predicting the lifespan of clean energy equipment for more efficient design
Technology, no matter how advanced, always comes with a shelf life. Mechanical equipment used in clean-energy systems is no different. But as global efforts toward carbon neutrality accelerate, assessing the durability of ...
Engineering
6 hours ago
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Aluminum nitride transistor advances next-gen RF electronics
Cornell researchers have developed a new transistor architecture that could reshape how high-power wireless electronics are engineered, while also addressing supply chain vulnerabilities for a critical semiconductor material.
Engineering
8 hours ago
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How scientists are growing computers from human brain cells—and why they want to keep doing it
As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational hardware.
Engineering
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'OCTOID,' a soft robot that changes color and moves like an octopus
Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to match the colors of nearby ...
Robotics
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Earth needs more energy: Atlanta's Super Soaker creator may have a solution
The old warehouse strip, reborn as the Lee + White development, is a popular destination for anyone seeking a bite or a beverage on the Atlanta Beltline's Westside Trail. But steps from the breweries and eateries inhabiting ...
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What's the best way to expand the US electricity grid? Study illuminates choices about reliability, cost and emissions
Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation introduced in Congress and ...
Engineering
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Aerial microrobot can fly as fast as a bumblebee
In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots ...
Robotics
Dec 3, 2025
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A metamaterial that bridges air and water
Have you ever tried yelling underwater? Not only is it difficult to make the noise, but it is rarely audible to those outside of the water. Sound travels differently in mediums of different densities, and that causes a high ...
Engineering
Dec 3, 2025
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Energy-efficient process delivers rare-earth element for magnets
Neodymium is a rare-earth element essential for producing the strongest permanent magnets, which are widespread in defense technologies, hard drives, medical imaging devices, electric vehicle motors, wind turbines and more. ...
Engineering
Dec 3, 2025
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Balancing noise suppression and climate impact: Timber shows promise
Many modern buildings are "green buildings," adhering to a complex set of standards to ensure they are environmentally friendly and sustainably designed, with minimal impact on nature and the humans that inhabit them. These ...
Engineering
Dec 3, 2025
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Modular system simultaneously produces purified water and hydrogen
A Korean research team has developed a new energy-harvesting water purification system capable of producing both purified water and hydrogen simultaneously.
Engineering
Dec 3, 2025
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Building better, building beautiful: Novel method allows more architects to design attractive gridshell structures
A researcher from the University of Tokyo and a U.S.-based structural engineer developed a new computational form-finding method that could change how architects and engineers design lightweight and free-form structures covering ...
Software
Dec 3, 2025
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From shoreline to skyscraper: Seashells offer a path to low-carbon concrete
A team of researchers from the University of East London (UEL) has found an unexpected solution to one of the construction industry's biggest carbon problems—and it lies on the shoreline. New findings show that discarded ...
Engineering
Dec 2, 2025
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Scalable thermal drawing method creates liquid metal fibers for wearable electronics
Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide have started working on electronic fibers. These are yarn-like components with electronic properties that can be weaved or assembled to create new innovative textile-based ...
Rock 'n' research: Engineering student builds 3D-printed guitar
Timothy Tran '27 has a new guitar for jamming out to his favorite Jimi Hendrix tunes, and he didn't pick it up at a music shop—he printed it.
Engineering
Dec 1, 2025
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Machines whisper before they scream: We built an AI model that predicts expensive problems
In most industries, maintenance is a waiting game. Things are fixed when they break. But in the 21st century, an age defined by data and automation, that approach no longer makes sense. The solution could be predictive maintenance. ...
Engineering
Dec 1, 2025
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'Rock candy' technique offers simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have discovered a new way of capturing carbon directly from the air—one that could offer significant cost savings over current methods.
Engineering
Dec 1, 2025
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Single molecular membrane can make lithium batteries safer and longer-lasting
A team of Korean scientists has developed a separator technology that dramatically reduces the explosion risk of lithium batteries while doubling their lifespan. Like an ultra-thin bulletproof vest protecting both sides, ...
Engineering
Dec 1, 2025
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Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made from both living tissue ...
Robotics
Dec 1, 2025
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