Engineering

More reflective telescope mirrors allow astronomers to capture more photons—and do more science. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Consumers waiting for driverless vehicles to improve road safety might be overlooking the boring near-term advances that could make a real difference

Deep-sea observatory tests technologies for eventual exploration of Europa or other icy moons

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed electric and sound barriers to repel Asian carp approaching Lake Michigan 

A second jolt felt minutes after this month's detonation continues to confound researchers 

Watch the epic—and explosive—blooper reel for the Falcon 9 booster’s arduous path to reusability

Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertilizer, fuel and even food

Addressing the amount of energy consumed by the CPU when running particular software could make a major difference to how long we need to charge our devices in future

Electronic devices that decompose on schedule will be a boon to security tech and medical implants

It seems North Korea has come very close to achieving what it’s always said it was after: a viable missile-borne thermonuclear deterrent

Tall timber buildings could produce fewer emissions and sequester carbon dioxide

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American