engineering Archive
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Microbubbles and Drug Delivery – Bang! interviews Dr Eleanor Stride
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Uncovering the maths of leaf design
Posted on November 3, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at UCLA have discovered a set of simple mathematical equations that allow plants to produce leaves that vary greatly in size. Leaf anatomy varies […] -
Bang! The Physics Behind the Silverstone Tyre Failures
Posted on July 11, 2013 | 2 CommentsFor those of you who are fans of Formula One, there is probably only one thing you will remember from the 2013 British Grand Prix […] -
H+: The Transhuman
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 6 CommentsLess than two decades ago, few could have envisaged a future where direct functional interfaces between brains and machines were commonplace. Today, there is a […] -
New Developments in Production Techniques Bring Electric Solar Sail a Step Closer to Reality
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsExperts at the Electronics Research Laboratory at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture key components which allow the eled by Dr. Pekka Janhunen […] -
The best thing since sliced bread: Graphene – the chemical sensor and strain detector.
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsTiny sensors are being developed to detect trace elements within the Earth’s upper atmosphere, and structural flaws within spacecraft. Mahmooda Sultana, an expert from NASA, […] -
New Discovery Could Revolutionise Semiconductor Manufacture
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 1 CommentResearchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered a revolutionary new way of producing the tiny components that are used in electronic devices. Instead of […] -
Breaking the laws of physics to tame unruly particles
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsScientists from Stanford University have created a device which breaks a key physical law, allowing light to be controlled in a similar way to electricity. […] -
How Many Rowers Does It Take to Power a Lightbulb?
Posted on October 10, 2012 | 3 CommentsRow•er (ˈrō(-ə)r), n.: Someone with an unrelenting drive to wake up at ungodly hours and subject him/herself to the bottomless pit of pain known as […]