Soft robots inspired by eels
Drawing inspiration from the sinuous motion of a swimming blue eel, a team of American researchers have discovered a process...
This astronaut candidate is no ordinary human
Explosives expert, engineer, commando, astronaut, stand-up comedian - Josh Richards has many titles. The 32-year-old recently announced that, 13 years...
Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL
Preparations are being made for a new space supercomputer to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS).
Six-axis robot can juggle cylinders
BOC Australia unveils an automation system that uses a world-first application of a six-axis robot that can see, pickup and...
New form of electronic matter creates computing possibilities
American engineers have demonstrated a new phase of matter called quadrupole topological insulators (QTI) which have properties that could open...
Who wants to program robots in space?
School students across Australia will get the chance to program robots on the International Space Station (ISS). For the past...
Flying car gets an airing at motor show
At the Geneva Motor Show last week, Dutch manufacturer PAL-V unveiled its first flying car production model, the PAL-V Liberty.
Robots mimic jumping spiders and bees
"Imagine if the current trend of a declining bee population continues, swarms of robot bees pollinating crops and flowers could...
Women engineers pressing for progress
Historically, engineering has been a male-dominated field but, to coincide with International Women's Day, a number of organisations operating within...
Bend and Stretch: 3D-printing and the new conductors
A team of American engineers have developed a 3D-printable metal that can conduct electricity but be flexible and stretchable, opening...
