News articles tagged with 'engineers'
Want responsible robotics? Start with responsible humans
— 30 Jul 2009 09:50 | TechnologyWhen the legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov penned the 'Three Laws of Responsible Robotics,' he forever changed the way humans think about artificial intelligence, and inspired... — full story
Team of researchers achieves major step toward faster chips
— 8 May 2009 06:08 | TechnologyNew research findings could lead to faster, smaller and more versatile computer chips. A team of scientists and engineers from Stanford, the University of Florida and Lawrence Livermore... — full story
Commencement 2009: Green engineering for a better tomorrow
— 8 May 2009 02:21 | TechnologyLibby Stehr has a vision of a greener, more sustainable future. The civil engineering major will graduate this month with a near-perfect grade point average and clearly determined to... — full story
Research gives clues for self-cleaning materials, water-striding robots
— 5 May 2009 18:12 | TechnologySelf-cleaning walls, counter tops, fabrics, even micro-robots that can walk on water - all those things and more could be closer to reality because of research recently completed by... — full story
'Smart turbine blades' to improve wind power
— 2 May 2009 18:39 | TechnologyResearchers have developed a technique that uses sensors and computational software to constantly monitor forces exerted on wind turbine blades, a step toward improving efficiency by... — full story
Spirit resumes driving while analysis of problem behaviours continues
— 24 Apr 2009 20:21 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit drove on Thursday for the first time since 8 April, acting on commands from engineers who are still investigating bouts of amnesia and other unusual... — full story
Self-healing concrete for safer, more durable infrastructure
— 23 Apr 2009 12:54 | TechnologyA concrete material developed at the University of Michigan can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary - just water and carbon dioxide... — full story
Engineer devises ways to improve gas mileage
— 18 Mar 2009 16:54 | TechnologyLast summer, it was very expensive to fill up a gas tank when the gasoline price hit close to four dollars a gallon. Transportation by road or air consumes fuel, which not only increases... — full story
Odyssey orbiter reboots successfully
— 12 Mar 2009 13:10 | AstronomyNASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter properly followed commands today to shut down and restart, a strategy by its engineers to clear any memory flaws accumulated in more than five years since... — full story
MIT: 'Nanostitching' could strengthen airplane skins, more
— 5 Mar 2009 12:30 | TechnologyMIT engineers are using carbon nanotubes only billionths of a metre thick to stitch together aerospace materials in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times... — full story