On this edition of the Engineering Newswire: The Navy’s changing face The Office of Naval Research has partnered with the University of Central Florida to study how humans interact with avatars, animatronics, and other types of surrogates. Part of a three year long investigation, the initial experiment is simple, and involves of a surrogate “lobby […]
Atlas Robot Gets Major Upgrade
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re untethering the all new Atlas Robot, fighting global warming, and … doing the laundry? World’s Smallest Washing Device Swiss engineering lab MPI Ultrasonics has developed the Dolfi. The device resembles a bar of soap and makes hand-washing a hands-free chore. According to the developers, the Dolfi is the “world’s smallest […]
Floating Foam Car Claims Superior Safety
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re battling diabetes with temporary tattoos, testing out Ford’s all-new carbon-fiber super car, and floating a foam car. Ford’s Carbon-Fiber Supercar This week Ford has unveiled its all-new GT featuring the most powerful EcoBoost production engine ever – a new twin-turbocharged V6 that produces more than 600 horsepower. The engine will […]
Engineering Newswire: Ford’s carbon-fiber supercar
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re battling diabetes with temporary tattoos, testing out Ford’s all-new carbon-fiber super car, and floating a foam car. Ford’s carbon-fiber supercarThis week, Ford has unveiled its all-new GT featuring the most powerful EcoBoost production engine ever — a new twin-turbocharged V6 that produces more than 600 horsepower. The engine will be paired […]
Engineering Newswire 117: Electric Scooter Unfolds in a Second
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re searching the sea with robotic ocean gliders, unfolding an electric scooter in a single second, and shielding our eyes from blinding headlights. Electric Scooter Unfolds in 1 Sec.: Kleefer, a France based company specializing in light electric vehicles for the urban mobility market has partnered with Solvay Engineering Plastics to unveil its unfolding […]
Engineering Newswire 115: Engineers Drop Bombs for Safety
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re dropping bombs for safety, coating batteries for consumption, and saying goodbye to our bearded friend. A Better Button Battery: To make batteries for safer in case of possible ingestion, researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital have created a new coating that prevents them from conducting […]
Professor Designs Cloaking Device on Vacation
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re swarming navy threats with autonomous ships, securing our homes with coins, and bending light to blind you with science or designing a killer cloak with off-the-shelf materials. Autonomous Swarmboats: The Office of Naval Research has announced a technological breakthrough that will allow any unmanned surface vehicle to not only protect […]
Engineering Newswire 111: Professor Designs Cloaking Device on Vacation
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re swarming navy threats with autonomous ships, securing our homes with coins, and bending light to blind you with science or designing a killer cloak with off-the-shelf materials. Autonomous Swarmboats: The Office of Naval Research has announced a technological breakthrough that will allow any unmanned surface vehicle to not only protect […]
Engineering Newswire 110: Lockheed Martin Wreaks Havoc in Extreme Off-Road Testing
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re traveling in our very own solar-powered pods, picking up space garbage, and wreaking havoc in extreme off-road testing. Personal Solar-Powered Pods: Back in 1999, a company named JPods was founded with the aim of designing and building computerized “personal rapid transport” networks that could be solar powered. The company claims […]
Engineering Newswire 101: The Army’s New Glow-in-the-Dark Bullets
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re shrinking power inverters for a chance to win a million dollars, firing glow in the dark bullets, and creating power with industry by-products. This episode features: Little Box Challenge Want to win one million dollars? All you need is a little box. Well … you have to find an innovative […]