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...
Is this the most aerodynamic bike helmet in the world?
Bicycle helmets are the most intensely researched area of cycling aerodynamics. One mechanical engineer has pulled ahead of the pack...
This robot orchestra asks people to make old tech into something amazing
Every wondered what happened to your old floppy disk drives? Some of them might be making music as part of...
Life at the intersection of art and engineering
Electrical engineer Guy Griffiths heads up R&D at Animal Logic. An Academy Award winner, he is passionate about using science...
Cracked phone screens might soon be a thing of the past thanks to new research
Smashed phone screens – they’ve happened to the best of us. But cracking the code of how to make a...
Can this new biomaterial help improve your body’s healing process?
Doctors might soon be piecing together damaged tissues and organs thanks to this ‘tissue paper’.
This advanced R&D lab wants to predict the future of innovation
Lockheed Martin’s advanced research centre in Melbourne will focus on automation, radar systems, hypersonics and quantum computing.
