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MIT Engineers Use Kirigami to Make Ultrastrong, Lightweight Structures
Strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties. MIT researchers used…
GPS Gets Wet
Although scuba and snorkeling enthusiasts dive with smartwatches that can go to depths of over 100 feet, accurately…
United States and India’s Strategic Partnership on Critical and Emerging…
President Biden and Prime Minister Modi announced a U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology…
Quantum Quandry
by Jon Gabay, engineer
So, you think your passwords are protecting you from hackers and criminals? Think again.…
MIT Engineers Create Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera
A significant challenge for undersea exploration is powering underwater cameras. Researchers can tether it to their…
Underwater ROVs with Modular Designs for Custom Missions
Underwater explorations are time-consuming, costly and often times very risky — putting lives in danger. But that…
Maritime Future: Is This What Electric Boats Will Look Like?
On May 11th, a flying electric motorboat raced a flying sailing yacht. Both designs use hydrofoils that provide…
Amphibious Robot Inspired by Cockroaches and Lizards
Hybrid animals can be strange, puzzling (why?), and disconcerting creatures. But biomimetics offers a less…
Autonomously Docking Underwater Robots Can Recharge and Transfer Data
The great advantage of robots over humans is, of course, that they don’t experience muscle fatigue or require bio…
Squidbots Represent Significant Advance in Soft Robot Design
Squid, one of the most successful ocean predators, are cephalopods that identify their prey by sight, confuse them…