3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (440+ words) Excavators account for a quarter of construction fleets, but are difficult to operate. With every form of infrastructure in the United States, there is construction. Building anything requires moving tons of dirt. In comes the excavator, a staple to almost…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (310+ words) The new geothermal well demonstrated 80% improvement in drilling time. In Oregon, geothermal energy company Mazama Energy is drilling its second well, called Athena. While it’s a common practice for this energy source, the time it took the company to drill…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (282+ words) A new study published in Science shows that a network built from atoms and light particles could improve the way artificial intelligence handles memory. The researchers built a “quantum-optical spin glass.” Normally, a magnet has atoms that all point in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (284+ words) Annually, the new facility is built to extract 450 tons of CO2, while producing 475,000 gallons of water and sustainable aviation fuel. A company named Avnos launched a new facility called Project Brighton, which pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and produces…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (326+ words) The AI tool has human knowledge that could make it more adaptable to different disease detection and prediction tasks. Doctors use 12-lead ECGs to assess a heart’s electrical activity, and artificial intelligence is often used to interpret the results. However,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (402+ words) When exposed to infrared light, the soft robot continuously jumps until the light stops shining on it. Researchers at North Carolina State University developed some interesting soft robots that jump when exposed to infrared light. These teardrop-shaped soft robots keep…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (354+ words) Researchers 3D-printed a new electrode design to make batteries more effective at storing wind and solar energy. Renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, come with their own downsides. For example, the wind doesn’t always blow, and cloudy days…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) The goal is to replace traditional diesel equipment with a cleaner, reengineered heavy-haulage system. Heavy machinery is receiving a thorough update down below ground level. At LKAB’s Malmberget mine, 1,250 meters (4,100 feet) underground, 120-ton battery-electric trucks are now transporting actual iron…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) Scaling Innovations to Serve Many Engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust. That humming sound you hear when you blow over an empty glass bottle is a phenomenon in physics called Helmholtz resonance. What’s happening is…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (391+ words) Scaling Innovations to Serve Many Explore aviation technology advancements. From electric flights to eVTOLs, see how aviation is becoming cleaner and smarter. August 19 is National Aviation Day. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the holiday back in 1939 to celebrate Orville Wright’s birthday....