Engineering & Technology Archives - Page 13 of 25

Podcast

March 5, 2010

TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Lung-powered batteries, a spider-inspired water-repellent, art-restoring lasers, the health risks of polycarbonate plastics, and more.

Energy Textiles

February 24, 2010

A new technique turns textiles into batteries.

Boron Nanotubes

January 1, 2010

The main ingredient in clown makeup is being used to create a nano-material that could protect astronauts from solar radiation.

Insect Engineering Roundup

December 11, 2009

Insects inspire innovations in cell biology and medicine.

Green Rocket Propellant

October 29, 2009

A new rocket fuel, made of aluminum and ice, could have environmental benefits.

Podcast

October 16, 2009

Debunking 2012 doomsday hype, developing a better rocket fuel, vegetarian spiders, and the genetics of aggression in Africanized bees.

Mercury Flyby

October 16, 2009

The MESSENGER spacecraft has completed its final flyby of the planet Mercury before it goes into orbit around the planet.

Deep Sea Rover

October 1, 2009

A roving robot, about the size and weight of a compact car, cruises the deep sea floor to study life there.

Tech Power Roundup

September 18, 2009

Powering devices through the air.

Geobacter

September 15, 2009

A microbe generates electricity from mud.

HEALTH REPORT: A new micro-needle patch could bring vaccines to millions, we really do walk in circles when we're lost, and a robot that outperforms humans at tumor surgery. Also: does melatonin cure jet lag, and will reading in dim light really ruin your eyes?

Chicken Feather Roundup

August 14, 2009

Chicken feathers could provide an efficient new way to store hydrogen fuel.

Improving Geothermal

August 13, 2009

Chemical innovations could make geothermal power a bigger player in alternative energy.

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

July 20, 2009

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will send back unprecedented information about our closest cosmic neighbor.

Rammed Earth

July 16, 2009

The right amount of water can make a green building material super-sturdy.

Robo-Ferret

July 14, 2009

Researchers are designing a small robot to scour cargo containers for contraband.

Podcast

June 12, 2009

NEWS FROM SPACE: Mercury's mystery side unveiled, to be or not to be a supernova, and the environmental considerations of expanding space exploration.