Engineering News Stories

A black box recorder might hold the most clues to how Malaysian Airways Flight MH370 crashed - but how do they work?

With the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 still missing after nearly two weeks, some people are asking how you can lose...

The Winter Olympics are finishing in Sochi, Russia this week. But how is science involved in grabbing gold on the...

The first prosthetic hand has been developed that allows its user to actually feel what they are touching, in real time.

Scientists have copied the structure of bone to create strong yet light synthetic materials...

China has the world’s most ambitious space programme, and 2014 will see the nation take some important steps forward...

Graphene looks set to enter mass market manufacturing in 2014...

Scientists have engineered a surface that rejects water droplets 40% faster than had been thought feasible.

A surface has been designed which stays incredibly dry.

The fundamental role of sleep might be to flush the brain of more than just unwanted thoughts, scientists have...

This week, salvage experts have been trying to raise the capsized Costa Concordia...

A species of insect that employs gears on its back legs to coordinate its leaping movements has been described by...

Could trains be built to travel as fast as jet liners?

Ultra-lightweight electronics fashioned from thin plastic films formed into microcircuits have been developed in Japan...

Claudia and Priya give you the facts about human powered flight

Researchers have developed a fuel cell that runs on tears, which they say could power lens-mounted glucose sensors for...

Engineers and biologists are working together to produce bacteria capable of repairing concrete...

Optics develop to send 400Gbits per second down an optical fibre 12800km long and could reduce the price and increase...

Just one return trip to Mars would eat up about two-thirds of an astronaut's lifetime "safe" dose of...

Scientists have used 3D printing techniques to construct a new trachea to successfully treat a child born with airway...

The fate of one of the world's main sources of helium is about to be decided - and prices are set to soar sky high...

A “cloaking device”, capable of rendering objects invisible to microwave light, has been produced using a 3-D printer.

This week the world's first gun made entirely from a 3D printer was successfully fired. Here's the...

A new floating material has been developed which can soak up oil spills, in the ongoing fight against water pollution.