Lockdown loaves show growth potential
COVID-caught bioengineers rise baking interests to new levels.
Baking the perfect bread - for cell growth. Credit: Andrew PellingAs any baking enthusiast will tell you, it’s al...
Engineering
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Predicting what metal alloys are going to do
Researchers seek a better way to get desired properties.
Advanced metal alloys are in everything from cars to electronics, but creating new ones for specific uses isn’t alway...
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Solar device that takes pressure off doctors
Engineers find a way to keep things really hot.
This rather unassuming looking set-up on a research station roof in Mumbai, India, could play a part in improving med...
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Printed tongues take some licking
Synthetic surface behaves like the real thing.
British scientists have 3D-printed some rather sophisticated fake tongues – even if they don’t actually look like ton...
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Aluminium alloys that heal themselves
Researcher address problems with fatigue failure.
Aluminium alloys are widely used because they are light and non-magnetic and have great corrosion resistance. But the...
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New photodetector is a shining light
Ultra-thin prototype can see the full spectrum.
Australian engineers appear to have raised the bar for photodetector technology, developing a device that is incredib...
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The fisheye lens goes flat and wide
Panoramas possible with a single piece of glass.
Fisheye lenses let photographers take panoramic views in a single shot but, because they are made from multiple piece...
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Helping keep computer chips cool
Integrated system proves effective and power-efficient.
When it comes to computer chips, smaller is better. Manufacturers are continually trying to shrink their size and pac...
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To be safe in a crowd, be like a locust
Engineers inspired to design new collision-avoidance device.
US engineers are trying to develop a low-power collision detector for robots, drones and even self-driving cars that ...
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Build it like an earwig wing
Insect-inspired fans offer wide-ranging applications.
When you marvel over inspirational things in nature, the earwig (Proreus simulans) doesn’t tend to come to mind. A gr...
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Researchers claim an internet speed record
Fastest from one optical chip, thanks to a micro-comb.
Australian researchers say they have successfully tested and recorded the world's fastest internet speed from a singl...
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History
Thank Valdemar Poulsen for your music collection
The telegraphone made all formats possible.
In homes today people might possess recordings in a dozen different formats, from vinyl platters playable at various ...