Mechanical Design & Robotics Surprising Fracture Path Deflection in Liquid Crystal Elastomers Revealed Thomas CaldwellDecember 19, 2025December 19, 20250 Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are heavily employed in the field of soft robotics because they exhibit the such programmable?reversible shape…
Mechanical Design & Robotics Artificial Hydrogel Tendons Supercharge Muscle-Powered Robots Edward CollinsDecember 19, 2025December 19, 20250 It’s not every day that a robot receives an?upgrade like a soft, gummy cable, but MIT just made it possible….
Materials & Manufacturing SENAI CIMATEC Becomes Brazil’s Largest Industrial 3D Printing Hub Edward CollinsDecember 19, 2025December 19, 20250 Data provided by ABIMAQ (Brazilian Association of the Machine and Equipment Industry) shows that there are countless opportunities for?industrial development…
Materials & Manufacturing From ORNL’s Lab to Industry: AES and the Rise of Large-Format 3D Printing Edward CollinsDecember 19, 2025December 19, 20250 “How do you turn a single groundbreaking lab demonstration into an entirely new manufacturing sector?” For Additive Engineering Solutions (AES)…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Air Force Buys Lufthansa 747-8s Amid Air Force One Delays David WhitakerDecember 19, 2025December 19, 20250 “Any gift given by a foreign government is always accepted in full compliance with all applicable laws,” White House press…
Automotive Engineering Marelli’s Digital Twin Energy System Redefines EV Efficiency Thomas CaldwellDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 But might the industry’s No. 1 EV problem that of maximizing efficiency without compromising comfort is resolved through a software…
Automotive Engineering LG Reveals Affectionate Intelligence for AI-Defined Vehicle Cabins Jonathan BarrettDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 Can the cabin of a car actually understand its passengers? Apparently, it’s not a distant dream. At least, not according…
Mechanical Design & Robotics MIT & Stanford’s Vine-Inspired Gripper Redefines Soft Robotics Lifting Jonathan BarrettDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 In nature, there are vines that have the strength to pull down fences and tree branches through their unrelenting hold….
Mechanical Design & Robotics Unitree Humanoid Robot Hacked in 60 Seconds Security Gaps Exposed Jonathan BarrettDecember 18, 2025December 18, 20250 In fact, the attack began with a flash of light. In a matter of seconds, the blue light on top…