
Tiny, Tumbling Origami Robots Could Help with Targeted Drug Delivery
The design’s origami pattern creates the flexibility needed to deliver compounds to specific areas of the body

Tiny, Tumbling Origami Robots Could Help with Targeted Drug Delivery
The design’s origami pattern creates the flexibility needed to deliver compounds to specific areas of the body

Better Face Masks Are Possible: Here Are Some Winning Designs
A two-part competition aims to spark innovation and connect the groups trying to redesign high-quality masks that protect against COVID


Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment

New Tech Conveys Emotional Touch Long-Distance
Complex social information can be felt through a virtual touch

Drones Could Spot Crime Scenes from Afar
A system could aid forensic searches and crime-scene mapping by detecting reflections from human materials

Record-Breaking Jumping Robot Can Leap a 10-Story Building
To propel itself higher than any known engineered jumper or animal can, it had to ignore the limits of biology

These Three Overlooked Black Inventors Shaped Our Lives
The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology

AIs Spot Drones with Help from a Fly Eye
A new bio-inspired algorithm picks out the signal from the noise

Birds Make Better Bipedal Bots Than Humans Do
A new machine called BirdBot balances walking efficiency and speed

Artificial Neuron Snaps a Venus Flytrap Shut
Researchers say that such bio-integrated systems could be the future of prosthetics

The Culture of Engineering Overlooks the People It’s Supposed to Serve
We must start teaching undergraduates to think about those for whom they design

Synthetic Enamel Could Make Teeth Stronger and Smarter
Scientists say that the new material is even more durable than real dental enamel