Andrew Corselli 3D printing could change how we build parts for jet engines and power plants, but the process leaves microscopic holes that cause the materials to shatter. Published in International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing  , Professor Fangyong Nius team at the Dalian University of Technolo

Motion Design INSIDER Xiaoyue Ni watches a robotic fish with a reprogrammable tail swim in a fish tank. The proof-of-demonstration could lead to materials with reprogrammable material properties that could function inside of human bodies or electronics. (Image: Courtesy of the researchers) Mechanica

Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Structure of layered MG4C60. a. XRD patterns of pristine C60 and MG4C60 powders with a simulated result for MG4C60. b. SEM image of MG4C60 powder with a scalebar of 5 µm. c. IFFT TEM image (scalebar of 1 nm) of MG4C 60 with structural illustration inset in brown. d.

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Engineers have designed a supercapacitor that offers both high energy density and high power density in a single package. (Image: The researchers) In a study published in Nature Communications, the team reveals a new kind of carbon-based material that allows s

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea Schematic illustration and pouch cell of reversible host-designed electrolyte with its cycle performance. (Image: The researchers) A joint research team led by Professor Soojin Park and Dr. Dong-Yeob Han of the Department of Chem

Stanford University, CA Artist’s rendering of an atomically thin coating of silver and some silver atoms below the surface, protecting the crystalline structure of a solid electrolyte from mechanical pressure. (Image: Chaoyang Zhao) Asolid, rather than liquid, electrolyte between the opposite electr

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA An MIT team is hoping to fortify coastlines with “architected” reefs — sustainable, offshore structures that are engineered to mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while also providing pockets for fish and other marine life to live. (

Waseda University, Shinjuku, JapanThe world is hurtling rapidly toward a developed future, and carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) play a key role in enabling technological and industrial progress. These composite materials are lightweight and highly strong, making them desirable for applicatio

University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Fog harvesting set up. 1. Humidity sensor; 2. Test chamber (3D printing and laser cutting); 3. Load cell; 14. Test surface; 5. Electronic balance (load cell 2); 6. Microscopic camera; 7. Humid air. (Image: University of Waterloo) A team of researchers is desig

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA The newly developed film could enable lighter, more portable, and highly accurate far-infrared (IR) sensing devices, with potential applications for night-vision eyewear and autonomous driving in foggy conditions. (Image: Adam Glanzman) MIT engine

Artificial intelligence is transforming machine vision by enabling systems to interpret complex visual information with speed and accuracy as well as learn and improve visual recognition. Driven by multimodal AI, generative models, and agentic AI systems, modern machine vision is shifting from a set

The HaiPick System 1 solution included four HaiPick A42T ACRs (two robots serving the ambient zone and two serving the cold zone). (Image: Zuellig Pharma) Zuellig Pharma is an integrated healthcare solutions company, operating across 18 markets serving more than 200,000 medical facilities. In South

Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain This is how the robot “sees” its surroundings using the system developed at UMH. The 3D LiDAR point cloud representation allows the extraction of global and local structural features to estimate the robot’s pose — its precise position and orientation in s

The system serves as the orchestration engine for a comprehensive end-to-end automated order fulfillment solution. (Image: Exotec) For over 60 years, Lane Automotive, Inc. has served the racing community as a premier global distributor of aftermarket performance automotive parts and accessories. Ope

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Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, and University of Chicago, IL H-shaped cell for studying membrane transport behavior—one half has a salt water mixture (blue liquid), the other shows result after membrane separation (clear liquid). Left to right: Seth Darling and Yining Liu. (Image: Argonne

Texas A&M University, Houston, TX Many fruits and vegetables already have a layer of food-grade wax that is applied for cosmetic reasons and to prevent water loss. This method combines such wax with nano-encapsulated cinnamon-bark essential oil in protein carriers to enhance them with antibacter

Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Gradute student Chanhong Lee tests the octopus-inspired sucker in the lab. (Image: Alex Parrish for Virginia Tech) Using mechanisms inspired by nature to create new technological innovations is a signature of one Virginia Tech research team. The group led by

Columbia University, New York, NY Electron microscopy image of a 3D nanoparticle assembled using DNA-programmable bonds. (Image: Oleg Gang) When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual element combining to become, for 40