How does a spider's glue maintain its stickiness, even in high humidity? Researchers in Akron investigated the question.

Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design have demonstrated 3D printing with one of the Earth’s most abundant organic compounds: cellulose.

A reader asks: Will it be the OEMs or the Tier-1 and Tier-2 suppliers who will be purchasing 3D metal printing machines?

There is plenty of moisture in the air — Professor Swee Ching Tan wants to harvest the humidity and put it to good use.

If digital transformation is a boardroom priority, why are companies so slow to transform product development? A reader asks our experts.

A researcher tells Tech Briefs how his team's "symmetrical" sensor approach will support the growing "Internet of Things."

Can metal 3D printing help automakers with more than just prototyping? It can, and it has, says our engineering expert.

Professor Paul Steen helped to create a beetle-inspired adhesive. Now it's about finding applications for it.

Researchers from Purdue University demonstrated that thermoacoustics properties could theoretically occur in solids as well as liquids.

A new system from the Georgia Institute of Technology has a sound approach to recognizing tiny gestures of the hand.

A stretchy material, modeled after squid skin, achieves thermal invisibility by reflecting heat.

A new microchip allows sensor nodes to run uninterruptedly, even when the battery runs out.

A “MapLite” framework from MIT allows self-driving cars to navigate roads – with just GPS and sensors as a guide.

Researchers at the University of Buffalo have found a counter-intuitive way of improving the water-purification process: keeping things cool.

Does less nitrogen oxide mean more particulate emissions? A reader asks our expert.

If you think there’s too much hype surrounding 3D printing, perhaps that’s because you’re only thinking about plastic parts.

A reader asked our expert: What technology will spell the beginning of the end for the VME embedded computing platform?

A reusable sponge from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory cleans up spills – not in the kitchen, but on the coast.

Robotics are increasingly find a role in patient rehabilitation. But are the technologies safe?

With a syringe-like applicator, the XSTAT hemostatic tool injects small, rapidly-expanding sponges into a wound cavity.

What's the best platform for controlling vehicle emissions? "It depends!" says one engine expert.

Larry Curtiss answers reader questions about a new kind of lithium-air battery.

A “RemoveDEBRIS” satellite set to launch today will demonstrate new ideas for clearing out space junk near the International Space Station.

A report released this week revealed a spike in the adoption of metal additive-manufacturing systems – an increase due largely to a growing number of new companies.

A reader asks our expert: "How do road conditions impact vehicle-to-vehicle responses?"

Physical chemists at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered an emerging class of semiconductors with some unexpected moves.

Scientists have an idea to deflect Earth-bound asteroids: a 9-meter-tall, 8.8-ton spacecraft dubbed the HAMMER.

Today's humanoid robots are being asked to have more brains than brawn.

In 1988, a team at Pacific Northwest Laboratories built a mannequin robot. One of the original engineers talked with Tech Briefs about his time making "Manny."

A switchable window – one that transforms from a clear to tinted state – is not a new invention. What is new, however, is a “smart glass” that is low-cost.