Engineering News

A new type of packaging is being designed that is capable of powering itself.

The University of Pennsylvania is working with the United States Army to design high-tech, intelligent robot teams.

Thanks to some high-tech devices, scientists have successfully observed gravitational waves, as produced by two colliding neutron stars.

Optical frequency combs may be the key to generating the elusive -- and extremely useful -- terhertz frequencies.

NASA's Near Earth Network is expanding, with a new antenna becoming operational in Alaska.

A new type of millimeter-wave circulator has been invented, and promises breakthroughs in the field of virtual reality, self-driving cars, and more.

Will sodium-based batteries replace our current lithium-powered ones?

Devices that can physically disappear in a controlled manner are a growing (and increasingly important) type of electronics.

The world of flexible electronics is rapidly growing. There are a wide field of applications, from wearable technologies and solar cells to flexible displays and artificial skins. Unfortunately, the basic components of these flexible technologies could be leading them to overheat -- and according to a new paper, that's posing a potentially serious problem.

A new microchip that converts optics to audio could lead to faster and more efficient data processing.