Technology & Engineering Articles
Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots
The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response
Cool Jobs: Like Mother Nature
Scientists observe what works best for animals, plants in efforts to build better products
Tracing a gem’s origins
Lasers identify the country — and even a mine — that a precious stone hails from
A greener way to keep flames away
Scientists use safer materials to create a new flame retardant
Lasers of a feather
A nifty light trick in bird feathers inspires researchers to create a new kind of laser
The energy of an Internet search
Websurfing has a bigger footprint than you might think
Students put robots to the test
Robotics competition inspires student inventors, future scientists
Coffee gives robots a grip
Ground coffee, balloon and vacuum create robotic ‘hand’
When love-hate is materially good
Researchers copy nature’s water-loving, water-repelling ways to make smarter stuff
Crawling, nano-sized robots
Built from DNA, these teeny bots move as directed
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