Inventions and Machines

In a first, 3D models created with two images, can boost self-driving

Technology
Laura Adams

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully developed a groundbreaking method for 3D reconstruction. This new technique enables the ...

This breakthrough engineered surface promises cooler nuclear reactors

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

A team of researchers at Virginia Tech has made a discovery that challenges centuries of scientific understanding. The team, led by associate ...

New memory device bears rock melting heat, retains data at 1,112°F

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) have developed a new heat-proof memory device that can operate at temperatures as high as ...

UK begins work on world’s largest telescope

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

The UK is ready to build the world’s largest ground-based optical telescope: Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). As per the recent announcement, the ...

First-of-its-kind model makes wrap drives feasible for space travel

Technology
Laura Adams

Researchers have always been intrigued by the concept of warp drives, which was first proposed by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre in 1994.  According to the theoretical Alcubierre ...

NASA licenses 3D-printable superalloy that’s 2,500x stronger

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Visualizing a more durable and longer-lasting aircraft and spacecraft that could resist exorbitantly high temperatures has been an aspiration of aerospace industries ...