Engineering News Stories

Plastics may soon be able to be designed to a specification for an individual job

Inspired by the insect-eating pitcher plant, scientists have created a material capable of repelling almost any liquid...

Diamonds have been found in candle flames...

Airplanes punching their way through clouds near major airports can increase local precipitation...

By learning from pterosaurs we may be able to make aircrafts more manouverable.

A team working in the USA and Holland have this week come one step closer to working out how a rider-less bicycle...

Flaps on wind turbines may make wind power more economic

This week scientists from China have identified an environmentally-friendly way of making acrylic acid. Typically,...

A method invented by nanotechnologists at The University of Texas in Dallas has been used for the first time to create...

Despite their suave appeal, convertible cars could have to carry a health warning owing to the threat they pose to the...

Does owning a lightweight carbon fibre bike cut down your commuting time? Contrary to expectations, a trial carried out...

The strategies uesd by falcons may be useful for glider pilots and unmanned air vehicles

An American entrepreneur launches a cheese into space

Ever since the Wright brothers first took to the air in 1908 aircraft have been controlled by moving surfaces in order...

Green fuels, like bioethanol, produced by yeast fermentation of plant sugars can be used to cut greenhouse gas...

A new type of blast-proof curtain that gets thicker, not thinner, when stretched is being developed to provide better...

Nissan unveil self-healing paint...

Stuck in a traffic jam? No problem. Simply strap on your personal helicopter...

Australian designers have built the world's first solar-powered ferry...