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Engineers make tunable, shape-changing metamaterial inspired by vintage toys

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Now, a team of engineers has created a new class of tunable dynamic material that mimics the inner workings of push puppets, with applications for soft robotics, reconfigurable architectures and space engineering.

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Engineers design soft and flexible 'skeletons' for muscle-powered robots

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APRIL 8, 2024

Engineers designed modular, spring-like devices to maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid robots.

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Chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing materials to make tools based on structural and mechanical properties

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MARCH 24, 2025

Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide materials that produce more flexible tools for termite fishing.

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Scientists cut harmful pollution from hydrogen engines

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Scientists have discovered a low-cost method to significantly reduce this pollution from hydrogen internal combustion engines by improving the efficiency of their catalytic converters.

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Team engineers new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

A research team describes how they engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid.

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A simple 'twist' improves the engine of clean fuel generation

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APRIL 24, 2024

Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting semiconductors that power devices for converting water into clean hydrogen fuel, using just the power of the sun.

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Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming than previously thought

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APRIL 11, 2024

Cloud 'engineering' could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research shows.

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Engineers conduct first in-orbit test of 'swarm' satellite autonomous navigation

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AUGUST 14, 2024

With 2D cameras and space robotics algorithms, astronautics engineers have created a navigation system able to manage multiple satellites using visual data only. They just tested it in space for the first time.

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This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive -- and it will help quantum engineers detect computing errors

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Engineers have demonstrated a well-known quantum thought experiment in the real world. Their findings deliver a new and more robust way to perform quantum computations and they have important implications for error correction, one of the biggest obstacles standing between them and a working quantum computer.

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Artificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage

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MARCH 27, 2024

Engineers designed an 'architected' reef that can mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while providing pockets for marine life. The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.

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Engineering quantum entanglement at the nanoscale

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Researchers have developed a drastically smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs that influence each other from any distance. The technology could transform computing, telecommunications, and sensing.

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Scientists engineer plant microbiome to protect crops against disease

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Scientists have engineered the microbiome of plants for the first time, boosting the prevalence of 'good' bacteria that protect the plant from disease. The findings could substantially reduce the need for environmentally destructive pesticides.

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Engineers harvest abundant clean energy from thin air, 24/7

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MAY 24, 2023

A team of engineers has recently shown that nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air. Researchers describe the 'generic Air-gen effect'-- nearly any material can be engineered with nanopores to harvest, cost effective, scalable, interruption-free electricity.

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Engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

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AUGUST 16, 2024

A zinc-air microbattery could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as locating leaks in gas pipelines.

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Climate engineering could slow Antarctic ice loss

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A study reports that scattering sunlight-reflecting particles in the atmosphere -- a theoretical form of climate engineering known as 'stratospheric aerosol injection' -- has potential to slow rapid ice melt in Western Antarctica.

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Study shows engineered gut bacteria can treat hypertension

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Newly published research proves that it's possible to treat high blood pressure by using specially engineered Lactobacillus paracasei to produce a protein called ACE2 in the gut, reducing gut angiotensin II and, in turn, lowering blood pressure.

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Engineers develop breakthrough method for aluminum surfaces, enabling advancements in cooling, self-cleaning and anti-icing technologies

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JANUARY 15, 2025

An international team of engineers has developed an innovative, scalable method for creating topography-patterned aluminum surfaces, enhancing liquid transport properties critical for applications in electronics cooling, self-cleaning technologies and anti-icing systems.

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Engineers bring efficient optical neural networks into focus

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Researchers have published a programmable framework that overcomes a key computational bottleneck of optics-based artificial intelligence systems. In a series of image classification experiments, they used scattered light from a low-power laser to perform accurate, scalable computations using a fraction of the energy of electronics.

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Engineering viruses to kill deadly pathogens

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing global crisis. Researchers are exploring phages, viruses that infect bacteria, as a possible solution. In the new study, researchers successfully modified DNA from four types of phages to kill a deadly pathogen. The process can also be used to produce more phage variants for further exploration.

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Breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat

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MAY 24, 2024

Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and the droplets of water seem to roll and float, hovering above the surface. The temperature at which this phenomenon, called the Leidenfrost effect, occurs is predictable, usually happening above 230 degrees Celsius.

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Engineers unveil breakthrough in ultra-clean biofuel technology

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Researchers have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions. This new technology enables ultra-clean combustion for fuels that are typically difficult to burn due to their high viscosity.

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First mice engineered to survive COVID-19 like young, healthy humans

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Researchers have genetically engineered the first mice that get a human-like form of COVID-19, according to a new study.

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Harnessing vibrations: Engineered material generates electricity from unexpected source

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Imagine tires that charge a vehicle as it drives, streetlights powered by the rumble of traffic, or skyscrapers that generate electricity as the buildings naturally sway and shudder.

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Engineers develop breakthrough 'robot skin'

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics.

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Engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode

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JUNE 15, 2023

Engineers developed a metal-free, Jelly-like material that is as soft and tough as biological tissue and can conduct electricity similarly to conventional metals. The new material, which is a type of high-performance conducting polymer hydrogel, may one day replace metals in the electrodes of medical devices.

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International team develops novel DNA nano engine

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

An international team of scientists has recently developed a novel type of nano engine made of DNA. It is driven by a clever mechanism and can perform pulsing movements. The researchers are now planning to fit it with a coupling and install it as a drive in complex nano machines.

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New genetically engineered wood can store carbon and reduce emissions

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Researchers genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing.

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Catalyst can control methane emissions in natural gas engines

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JULY 20, 2023

A catalyst using a single or just a few palladium atoms removed 90% of unburned methane from natural gas engine exhaust at low temperatures in a recent study.

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Researchers engineer new approach for controlling thermal emission

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JUNE 10, 2024

If a material absorbs light, it will heat up. That heat must go somewhere, and the ability to control where and how much heat is emitted can protect or even hide such devices as satellites. An international team of researchers has published a novel method for controlling this thermal emission in Science.

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Researchers engineer bacteria that can detect tumor DNA

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Creating new technologically advanced sensors, scientists have engineered bacteria that detect the presence of tumor DNA in live organisms. Their innovation could pave the way to new biosensors capable of identifying various infections, cancers and other diseases.

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A tour de force: Engineers discover new 'all-optical' nanoscale sensors of force

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JANUARY 1, 2025

Researchers report that they have invented new nanoscale sensors of force. They are luminescent nanocrystals that can change intensity and/or color when you push or pull on them. These 'all-optical' nanosensors are probed with light only and therefore allow for fully remote read-outs -- no wires or connections are needed.

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Engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

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MARCH 13, 2025

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or diseases such as ALS.

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Engineering researchers crack the code to boost solar cell efficiency and durability

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Photovoltaic (PV) technologies, which convert light into electricity, are increasingly applied worldwide to generate renewable energy. Researchers have now developed a molecular treatment that significantly enhances the efficiency and durability of perovskite solar cells.

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Engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials

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JULY 31, 2023

Engineers have created a 'supercapacitor' made of ancient, abundant materials, that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black (which resembles powdered charcoal), the device could form the basis for inexpensive systems that store intermittently renewable energy, such as solar or wind energy.

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Engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal

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JANUARY 4, 2024

With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling.

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Engineers use AI to wrangle fusion power for the grid

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A team composed of engineers, physicists, and data scientists have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to predict -- and then avoid -- the formation of a specific plasma problem in real time.

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Engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy 'forever chemicals'

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AUGUST 28, 2024

The system combines an activated carbon filter with a special, patented catalyst that traps harmful chemicals and breaks them down into harmless components on the filter material.

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Watershed moment: Engineers invent high-yield atmospheric water capture device for arid regions

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

As a megadrought stresses the water supply throughout the Southwest, revolutionary research is answering this problem with a groundbreaking technology that pulls large amounts of water from the air in low humidities.

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Researchers engineer colloidal quasicrystals using DNA-modified building blocks

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A new study unveils a novel methodology to engineer colloidal quasicrystals using DNA-modified building blocks. The implications of this breakthrough are far-reaching, offering a potential blueprint for the controlled synthesis of other complex structures previously considered beyond reach.

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New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines

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JULY 20, 2023

Today's catalysts for removing unburnt methane from natural-gas engine exhaust are either inefficient at low, start-up temperatures or break down at higher operating temperatures. A new single-atom catalyst solves both these problems and removes 90% of the methane.

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Engineers design more powerful RNA vaccines

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By adding synergistic self-adjuvanting properties to Covid-19 RNA vaccines, researchers showed they could significantly boost the immune response generated in mice.

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Surgical and engineering innovations enable unprecedented control over every finger of a bionic hand

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JULY 12, 2023

Thanks to revolutionary surgical and engineering advancements that seamlessly merge humans with machines, this breakthrough offers new hope and possibilities for people with amputations worldwide. For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can manipulate each finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own.

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A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine

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JULY 25, 2024

Engineers discovered that when the aluminum in soda cans is purified and mixed with seawater, the solution produces hydrogen -- which can power an engine or fuel cell without generating carbon emissions. The reaction can be sped up by adding caffeine.

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Engineered Bacteria make thermally stable plastics similar to polystyrene and PET

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Bioengineers around the world have been working to create plastic-producing microbes that could replace the petroleum-based plastics industry. Now, researchers have overcome a major hurdle: getting bacteria to produce polymers that contain ring-like structures, which make the plastics more rigid and thermally stable.

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Engineers make tunable, shape-changing metamaterial inspired by vintage toys

Engineers design soft and flexible 'skeletons' for muscle-powered robots

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Chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing materials to make tools based on structural and mechanical properties

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Scientists cut harmful pollution from hydrogen engines

Team engineers new enzyme to produce synthetic genetic material

A simple 'twist' improves the engine of clean fuel generation

Cloud engineering could be more effective 'painkiller' for global warming than previously thought

Engineers conduct first in-orbit test of 'swarm' satellite autonomous navigation

This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive -- and it will help quantum engineers detect computing errors

Artificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage

Engineering quantum entanglement at the nanoscale

Scientists engineer plant microbiome to protect crops against disease

Engineers harvest abundant clean energy from thin air, 24/7

Engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

Climate engineering could slow Antarctic ice loss

Study shows engineered gut bacteria can treat hypertension

Engineers develop breakthrough method for aluminum surfaces, enabling advancements in cooling, self-cleaning and anti-icing technologies

Engineers bring efficient optical neural networks into focus

Engineering viruses to kill deadly pathogens

Breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat

Engineers unveil breakthrough in ultra-clean biofuel technology

First mice engineered to survive COVID-19 like young, healthy humans

Harnessing vibrations: Engineered material generates electricity from unexpected source

Engineers develop breakthrough 'robot skin'

Engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode

International team develops novel DNA nano engine

New genetically engineered wood can store carbon and reduce emissions

Catalyst can control methane emissions in natural gas engines

Researchers engineer new approach for controlling thermal emission

Researchers engineer bacteria that can detect tumor DNA

A tour de force: Engineers discover new 'all-optical' nanoscale sensors of force

Engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy

Engineering researchers crack the code to boost solar cell efficiency and durability

Engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials

Engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal

Engineers use AI to wrangle fusion power for the grid

Engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy 'forever chemicals'

Watershed moment: Engineers invent high-yield atmospheric water capture device for arid regions

Researchers engineer colloidal quasicrystals using DNA-modified building blocks

New catalyst could dramatically cut methane pollution from millions of engines

Engineers design more powerful RNA vaccines

Surgical and engineering innovations enable unprecedented control over every finger of a bionic hand

A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine

Engineered Bacteria make thermally stable plastics similar to polystyrene and PET

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