Scientists from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), working with counterparts McMaster University and University of Pittsburgh, have developed a method of controlling light with light. The method may form a foundation for optical compu...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 21-05-2020

Scientists from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), working with counterparts McMaster University and University of Pittsburgh, have developed a method of controlling light with light. The method may form a foundation for optical compu...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 21-05-2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting engineers with a range of technical problems to solve and detecting those with the virus before they can spread it is one area in particular that has the US military interested.  Preventing Transmission The COVID-19 pandemic...

By Robin Mitchell | 20-05-2020

Particulate matter in the air has been a severe pollutant since the industrial sector started to become a big industry in the 1700s. It is known that many different manufacturing and industrial process, the burning of agricultural waste in some countries, and...

By Liam Critchley | 19-05-2020

Cost-effective metal 3D printing with powder bed fusion is increasingly becoming a reality as we move towards full production metal parts, and away from the use of plastic based prototype versions, accelerates. Indeed, the metals sector is the most rapidly gro...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 18-05-2020

The world is currently experiencing one of the most significant cases of lockdown since the second world war and has had a profound medical, economic and social impact on the lives of people in all corners of the world. The current situation is one that is lik...

By Liam Critchley | 15-05-2020

Collaborative robots (cobots) are coming to the fore across a broad swathe of industries including the aerospace, medical, and automotive sectors enabling better quality, better processes and thereby helping manufacturers to improve their overall operations. U...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 14-05-2020

The electron microscope allows magnifications of about ten million times, as compared to the one or two thousand times possible with a classical optical microscope. It empowers researchers to delve into realms not previously accessible to them. An Electron Mi...

Articles | By Gary Elinoff | 13-05-2020

The electron microscope allows magnifications of about ten million times, as compared to the one or two thousand times possible with a classical optical microscope. It empowers researchers to delve into realms not previously accessible to them. An Electron Mi...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 13-05-2020

The electron microscope allows magnifications of about ten million times, as compared to the one or two thousand times possible with a classical optical microscope. It empowers researchers to delve into realms not previously accessible to them. An Electron Mi...

Educational | By Gary Elinoff | 13-05-2020

While the world is trying to come grips with life under different normalities and social distancing policies, scientists are trying hard to find new ways of combatting the virus. By working on a vaccine to combat the spread of the disease or more effective tes...

By Liam Critchley | 12-05-2020

Researchers at MIT have developed a specialised conductive gel that allows for conductive polymers to remain on surfaces when exposed to moist environments. Why is this technology promising, and what problems do wearable technologies currently face? Wearable T...

By Robin Mitchell | 11-05-2020