
Flavor-Enhancing Spoons and Chopsticks Could Make Food Taste Better
New types of cutlery can enhance flavors such as sweetness or saltiness for a more satisfying meal
New types of cutlery can enhance flavors such as sweetness or saltiness for a more satisfying meal
A turtle-inspired robot can morph its legs to move from land to water and back
Making buildings part of a circular economy that minimizes the waste of materials could yield huge environmental rewards
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The world is running out of sand. Is circular thinking the solution?
In an ever warming world, the health benefits of stadium air-conditioning may not outweigh the climate risks
Elon Musk wants to run Twitter like SpaceX. But human behavior will make it much more difficult
A miniature antenna can transmit data from inside cells without using damaging microwaves
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y., had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements. In the final episode of this season’s Lost Women of Science podcast, we see how Y.Y.’s more than five decades of teaching educated a new generation of mechanical engineers, who credit her with helping to change the industry...
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. In the third episode of the third season of the Lost Women of Science podcast, we see how Y.Y.’s brilliance helped make Project Apollo a success...
While international experts try to figure out what caused the ruptures in the Nord Stream pipeline, engineers have multiple options to try and fix it
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. In the second episode of the newest season of the Lost Women of Science podcast, we see Y.Y.’s true grit as she fights for recognition and a place at the science table...
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. The third season of the Lost Women of Science podcast begins at the start of her story, during her unconventional childhood in the segregated South...
Booster shots for smallpox, molten moonglow
A new resin can hold fiberglass wind turbines together for years and then be recycled into valuable products, making green energy even greener
Building the ultimate sandcastle
A new stick-on ultrasound patch can record the activity of hearts, lungs and other organs for 48 hours at a time
A new disposable battery is made of paper and other sustainable materials and is activated with a few drops of water
It’s not that they aren’t interested; it’s the culture of these fields and how they exclude women and girls
Fiery tests can assess new prototypes of portable shelters, the last line of defense for wildland firefighters
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