Latest Engineering Stories
This fungi-based substance might protect homes from ever-worsening wildfires
The first container ship fueled by food scraps is ready to set sail
The most sustainable phone on the market is the one in your pocket
An American start-up claims it just set a geothermal energy record
Memory vs. storage: What to know when buying a new smartphone
Fungi spores and knitting combine to make a durable and sustainable building material
Why US intelligence wants a new way to make virtual, 3D models
These tiny electric fans are powerful enough to propel drones and jets
A look at the weird intersection of taxidermy and car design
NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole
Raytheon asks retirees for help making new Stinger anti-air missiles
This tiny hydrogen-fueled car just broke a world record for going the distance
Peek inside the lab working on quantum memories
How bits, bytes, ones, and zeros help a computer think
Joby’s latest electric air taxi will head to an Air Force base for tests in 2024
This company put a huge cell-tower-like satellite in space
Microsoft sets its sights on a quantum supercomputer
Monarch butterflies’ signature color patterns could inspire better drone design
Why scientists want to banish barnacles from ship hulls
How GM is moving its autos into an accessible and inclusive future
Why finding the missing Titanic-bound tourist submersible is so challenging
How does electricity work? Let’s demystify the life-changing physics.
Quantum computers are starting to become more useful
The world’s first self-driving ferry is now in service
The metallic guts of GE’s massive jet engines, in photos
The Pentagon wants to retrofit vehicles to drive themselves
What happens if AI grows smarter than humans? The answer worries scientists.
This lanternfly-egg-hunting robot could mean fewer bugs to squish
Taiwan sent mosquito-fighting robots into its sewers
Watch a ‘flying fish’ drone hover in the air and then swim underwater
Inside Blue Abyss’ plan to build super-deep pools for astronauts and military bots
Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo
Prototype airline seat would make the skies friendlier to passengers in wheelchairs
Apple released a ‘spatial computer.’ Here’s what that means.
This STEM club for girls turned a real BMW into a sweet racing simulator
Bendy, eco-friendly wooden walls were inspired by guitar curves
Workers rely on medieval era tech to reconstruct the Notre Dame
How do sound waves work?
The tallest building in the world remains unchallenged—for now
Termite mounds may one day inspire ‘living, breathing’ architecture
Electric cars are better for the environment, no matter the power source
A new material creates clean electricity from the air around it
The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm
These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships
Watch a Google drone deliver beer and snacks to Denver’s Coors Field
A super pressure balloon built by students is cruising Earth’s skies to find dark matter
The new Tacoma’s shock-absorbing seats help you keep your eyes on the prize
Spy tech and rigged eggs help scientists study the secret lives of animals
‘Extended reality’ will help preserve some of Afghanistan’s most endangered historical sites
Dirty diapers could be recycled into cheap, sturdy concrete
This summer could push US energy grids to their limits
Wendy’s wants underground robots to deliver food to your car
Navy SEALs will finally stay dry in a cozy new submarine
An inside look at the data powering McLaren’s F1 team
No machine can beat a dog’s bomb-detecting sniffer
Why the EU wants to build an underwater cable in the Black Sea
How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid
All the products that Google has sent to the graveyard
This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment
A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR
To build a better crawly robot, add legs—lots of legs
An ambitious underwater ‘space station’ just got a major research collaborator
Australia wants a laser weapon powerful enough to stop a tank
How John Deere’s tech evolved from 19th-century plows to AI and autonomy