mechanical engineering
The Whitest Paint Ever Created Is the Opposite of Vantablack, Basically
The ultra-white paint reflects 98.1 percent of sunlight, cooling building surfaces 'like refrigeration' to fight climate change.
Behold, an Impossibly Tiny Single-Cylinder Engine Made of Paper
The adorable creation made by a papercraft wizard is about the size of a fingernail, and runs on air from a balloon.
Disney’s Hopping Robot Can Bounce Around a Room Without Your Help
This single-legged robot can freely hop for about 10 seconds without support.
Sumo Wrestling Is Better With Robots
Cooper Union students flexed their mechanical engineering muscle by designing battle-worthy robots.
How Cotton Candy Machines Will Soon Save Lives
Cotton candy may save your life. Or, to be more specific, it is the machine that makes cotton candy that is the life-saver.
CERN Engineers Have to Identify and Disconnect 9,000 Obsolete Cables
This is why you should always tidy up as you go along.
MIT Engineers Make Water Boil With the 'Flip of a Switch'
It's possible to speed the whole process along with a bit of current and dish detergent.
This Robot Can Punch Through Walls Thanks to 'Human' Reflexes
HERMES is controlled by a human in an exoskeleton to stay on balance.
I Disappeared in the Music and Motors of Zimoun's Low-Tech Labyrinth
Inside Zimoun's '250 prepared ac-motors, 325 kg roof laths, 1.8km rope,' the artist's largest site-specific installation in the US ever.
Watch MIT's Amazing Fog Harvesters Produce Fresh Water in the Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert on the coast of Chile is home to one of the driest regions on Earth.