Engineering

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

A new cilia-covered chip could revolutionize portable medical diagnosis

To safeguard fragile cultural objects, some groups are replicating them with digital models

The coating deters microorganisms to fight both food waste and foodborne illness

The design’s origami pattern creates the flexibility needed to deliver compounds to specific areas of the body

A two-part competition aims to spark innovation and connect the groups trying to redesign high-quality masks that protect against COVID

We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment

Complex social information can be felt through a virtual touch