Decoding the Circular Bioeconomy and Carbon Cycle Potential
Over the past century and a half, industrial growth has been powered by a linear model of extraction, production, use,…
Jul.2021
Inside the Engineering of SpaceX’s Starlink Network
By mid-2021, SpaceX’s Starlink constellation had grown to more than 1,500 active satellites, making it the largest satellite network in…
Volocopter Targets Paris 2024 with Electric Air Taxi
At the Paris Air Show site in Le Bourget, a German-built electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft completed its…
BMW Advances Hydrogen Fuel Cell Road Testing in Europe
BMW Group has initiated European road trials of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, marking a significant step in evaluating the…
Thales Advances UAS 100 Toward European Certification
Thales has set its sights on achieving European civil certification for its UAS 100 unmanned air system by 2023, following…
Experts Doubt Ethical AI Will Prevail by 2030
In mid-2021, a canvassing of 602 technologists, policy leaders, researchers, and activists by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining…
Wichita State Mechatronics Earns Prestigious ARM Endorsement
Wichita State University’s Department of Engineering Technology has secured a significant milestone in robotics education, earning an endorsement from the…
Inside Waymo’s High-Fidelity Autonomous Driving Simulator
Waymo’s latest advancement in virtual testing, internally named SimulationCity, represents a significant leap in autonomous vehicle evaluation. Designed to mirror…
USV SEADRAGON Maps and Analyzes a Drifting Iceberg
Icebergs, born from calving glaciers, drift and rotate under the combined forces of wind, waves, and ocean currents. Their melting…
Engineering a Future for Ethical AI
The trajectory of artificial intelligence has already reshaped multiple sectors, from manufacturing and logistics to medicine and scientific research. Experts…
Advances and Challenges in 3D Printed Organ Models
For centuries, medicine has relied on physical representations of human anatomy, from clay figures to carved stone, to aid in…
Freight Rail’s Steady Hand in a Shaken Supply Chain
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when many components of the U.S. supply chain faltered under unprecedented stress, the freight rail sector…
Amorphous Carbon Coatings Boost Metal Bipolar Plate Performance
Bipolar plates form the structural and functional backbone of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), ensuring uniform gas distribution, efficient current…
WoZ4U Brings Flexible Wizard-of-Oz Control to HRI
Wizard-of-Oz (WoZ) experiments have long been a cornerstone of human-robot interaction (HRI) research, enabling the study of advanced interaction concepts…
NREL Advances Modeling of Hybrid Energy Systems
Hybrid renewable energy systems—integrating multiple renewable generation and storage technologies into a single plant—are attracting growing attention as potential cornerstones…