These saildrones, wind- and solar-powered ocean drones that are able to sail 100 kilometers per day on average, and which consist of a narrow seve…

Alice, the all-electric commuter airplane has a sleek, lightweight composite body, elongated cockpit, V-shaped tail and three battery-powered engi…

The primary objective is to provide rapid situational awareness to a small team of operators preparing to enter unknown and dynamic subterranean e…

Read OIB Deputy Project Scientist Brooke Medley’s blog post about the weird flight map path that results from flying around, then over, the Sout…

Unveiled at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris, SMX-31 has an organic, whale-like appearance—indeed, its design was influenced by the deep-diving…

While these are not earth-shattering ideas, it is always helpful to review some of the proven ways you can make your day less stressful. Stepped …

Nasa’s newest spacecraft is launching toward the sun. The engineering challenges are immense including a 3rd kick stage for launch, the heat sh…

Sponsored by the ASME Foundation & NASA, the Two for the Crew Challenge received some great entries. Check out the finalists and the 2 teen winne…

SoFi, short for Soft Fish is the robotic fish developed by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Learn how they applie…

You might view the elements of buildings, bridges, and structures as part of the aesthetic and artistic design, or maybe you have overlooked them …

Things are nice and orderly when assembled, but taken apart they can be just as beautiful. Check out Todd McLelland’s Things Come Apart print c…

These guys are always making their giant robots better and better. The challenge of this redesign was solved quite nicely. …

It does take 16 hours to make, costs about $150, and the build level is "difficult", but how 'bout whipping this out next time you get a call.…

Nemo Gould's latest piece appears to be a Shark from a distance. Closer inspection reveals it to be a vessel, part submarine, part spaceship, teem…

The collaberative Is This Good? was engaged to promote electronics recycling for a cell network provider. When receiving a call, the phone number …

Brett Mitch studied industrial design and by day works as a toy designer. To expand his creative skills, give his imagination more freedom, and sh…

This is the first desktop water-jet cutter, bringing CNC cutting technology out of the factory and into DIY workshops. Watch it in action as it s…

Created with Legos, and not from a kit, this synchronized, 6-speed transmission can be made at home from the online parts list & instructions.…

From clean coal to asteroids colliding with earth to how a particle accelerator works, Ask an Engineer has the answers.…

E4C’s mission is to improve the lives of underserved communities by better preparing the global development workforce, optimizing the solutions …

Just in time for vacation these man-made glass structures serve as viewing platforms where you can look down and admire the breath-taking views b…

From assistive technology for wheelchairs to solar powered desalination to folding electric drones and more, the 2017 Lemelson Award Winners are l…

A business guy inspired by a Disney movie coupled with a senior engineer with lots of experience have produced an e-wheel that lets you convert yo…

From a circular pedestrian bridge in Shanghai to a paper plane shaped airport terminal to an infinity bridge, take a look at these interesting eng…

Watch this video of an elegant, yet accessible system for home and commercial possibilities for growing food. Then download the CAD & manufacturin…

Developed by a Dutch scientist, the Endless Runway allows up to three planes to take off and land at the same time taking up just a third of the s…

The sub-scale lab at NASA has tested innovations from life-saving crash avoidance to the lifting body concept leading to the current space shuttle…

The Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO), Project Hero, is being used in a Red Cross training center for disaster rescue. The SVO features …

Shown at SW World 2017 this month, enhancements and new apps for CAM, project & process management, & nonlinear simulation.…

Interesting infographics showing some trends in Industry 4.0.…

Onshape previewed its new Simultaneous Sheet Metal at Pacific Design & Manufacturing show this month. Check out this functionality in their video.…

Roborace, just before the Buenos Aires ePrix, featured 2 self-driving electric race cars. Using AI software they use the 1st lap to learn the trac…

A collaboration between Lego Technic and BMW, now the BMW Motorrad concept bike. …

The Scorpion is an electric quadcopter "bike" with state of the art flight controllers. It's got a way to go before it's ready to launch. …

The sun creates more energy in ONE second than all nuclear power plants create in 750,000 years. Here are 11 projects that harness that energy. …

Not everyone can attend Solidworks World, but you can watch the general sessions streamed live each day. Registration required.…

Design, technology, manufacturing, & a sense of humor come together to create Megabot. …

From autonomous autos to breakthrough in 3D printing, here's a tech review of CES 2017.…

Stream the videos for some great selections from the show.…

Forbes announces these 30 professionals under 30 years old in the fields of manufacturing & industry. From implantable synthetic bones to being p…

Applications for this "metamaterial" that shrinks rather than expands when heated include computer chips which can warp and deform when heated for…

Check out these 5 amazing materials, their properties, and possible applications. …

Built over 2 decades by an international team, in the largest cleanroom in the world, this video chronicles the process to completion. …

Formula E racing uses only electric-powered cars. This video captures the November 11 race in Marrakesh. …

If you're not following the progress of this MegaBot leading up to the Giant Robot Duel, take a look at this weapons test video. You may be hooked…

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers technology development consultant, Dr. Dean Bartles, discusses the future of digital manufacturing in…

Who doesn't want to build and drive a go cart? You could emerge this spring with a cool ride and a sense of satisfaction. Get started with this fu…

At a recent conference in South Korea researchers from Stanford Univ. presented the newest design of microspines that adhere 4 times better than p…

Sponsored by Google, Lego, Virgin Galactic, National Geographic & Scientific American, this global online science and technology competition began…

At the first cyborg Olympics in Zurich, people with disabilities use robotic technology to turn themselves into cyborg athletes. …

Photographer Beau Pilgrim had a surprise when an adult humpback whale breached right in front of him. …

In a previously industrial area of Lyon, France an experimental, autonomous electric shuttle operates in an area with no intersections, crosswalks…

While the BMW concept motorcycle, Motorrad Vision Next 100, is based on a 1923 design, it has the design and functionality for the future. There …

A team at MIT fabricates material based on semi-aquatic mammal fur for sustainable, functional wetsuits. …

Karma, the new quadcopter drone from GoPro is easy to use, and folds easily to fit in a backpack. …

The notion that a propeller driven car would propel you forward is just wrong. …

How does Minitaur go upstairs, through doors, and over fences? Direct drive motor power means no gearing between electric motors and legs, which …

In Bogota they can build houses from plastic waste thanks to Conceptos Plasticos which takes discarded plastic refuse and creates stackable bricks…

Headed for Bennu, a near-earth asteroid that might hold clues to the early universe, NASA launched OSIRIS-Rex in early September. The analysis ins…

Breaking popularity records, getting people moving, and confusing nonusers; Pokemon Go may be the bridge to the future of AR.…

Tesla knew that to meet future delivery goals they had to build a manufacturing facility to supply batteries fast and efficiently. They realized t…

Both based on old/ancient ideas, these two wind turbines change the way we think of wind generation. …

The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest motor sports race in America. First competed in 1916, this year marked the …

Before the Spider bot, inspecting airships was a tedious process done by humans with flashlights, while also requiring the blimp to be completely …

Interesting, amusing, this weekly selection of robotics videos are sure to entertain. …

While manufacturing will continue to generate economic growth and transform lifestyles and living standards, by mid-century the U.S. manufacturing…

From faster charging to correcting Siri’s pronunciation, to finding out exactly what your phone knows about you. Here are 17 iPhone tricks to m…

Engineers are building ‘animal bridges’ across highways to help wildlife cross safely.…

Watch this video to understand exactly what causes this massive airbag malfunction. …

No one engineers quite like Mother Nature. That’s why so many scientists look to the animal kingdom to help overcome the limits of human technol…

Might there be a 2.5 hour flight from New York to Los Angeles?…

This 5 story vending machine works just as you imagine. Insert a coin and watch your purchased vehicle retrieved and delivered to you, no human i…

The 2016 NASA Rover Challenge requires student teams to design, construct and race human-powered rovers through an obstacle course simulating the …

Combine a roller coaster and virtual reality for the ride of a lifetime. Achieve 3.5 g’s, more than an astronaut feels during liftoff.…

It's a thing. Seventeen pilots race these fast, fun & powerful drones. …

Controlled mostly by conveyors and robotic arms, this sawmill video taken by a drone takes you from tree trunk to 2 x 4. …

Reaching 59.55 mph (95.83km/h), Mischo Erban, broke the Guinness World Record for fastest speed on an electric skateboard. The board from Next Gen…

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The Corvette Genovation eXtreme Electric car shows it stuff. …

The latest Atlas is more nimble than before. Check out its capabilities. …

Construction of the Hyperloop test track in Nevada has begun; planned completion this year. Passengers will be travelling through a depressurized …

Unveiled at Consumer Electronic Show 2016, Parrott’s Disco fixed-wing drone has taken some beautiful footage from a 14-megapixel camera. …

While you may not be able to purchase a Deepflight Dragon at over a million dollars, you can take it for a dive in Lake Tahoe, California. This 16…

At an airport in Tornesch, Germany this beautiful display lit up the night sky with drone technology controlled by Intel Corp to create a new worl…

It might not be the most elegant hill climb, but is sure is entertaining. …

The process of creating a Fender Stratocaster out of cardboard is pretty interesting. The best part of the video is seeing the reactions of Fender…

UAE’s Robots for Good Competition encourage robotics innovation that benefits society, in particular in the areas of education, healthcare and s…

For years the Lightning Motorcycle team designed and 3D printed prototypes of their battery powered motorcycle, sometimes several times a day. Thi…

What makes this robot hand unique is the integration of sensors in the hand that can measure the shape of the object, using an algorithm that allo…

Project Flake is the final year project at Coventry University in England. The designer was inspired by 2 movies, Transformers and Cars. The car…

While they were able to use technology to design and cut the cardboard, they had to glue the car together by hand. Watch the process of this orig…

Drift is just a car moving sideways through a turn, but of course the pro’s don’t stop there. Drivers can drift through several opposing turn…

Around the world, more than 1.5 billion people live without access to electricity and an equal number cannot rely on their local electrical grids.…

Unveiled in London, the Bloodhound is the world's fastest and most advanced racing car. Using a Rolls Royce jet engine to get to 300 mph, it then …

Inspired by how wasps build their nests, this company has built the world’s biggest 3D printer that can pump out a 10 foot tall house in one we…

It has to be an electric car for $500 or less and has to start as a Fisher Price vehicle or resemble one by the end. At least 3 wheels have to b…

Check these great installations from the recent World Maker Fair New York.…

The 1951 Hoffman has so much wrong with it starting with wheelbase that's shorter than the track width, to being difficult to get in and out of, t…

Founded by 3 backcountry skiers and MIT classmates, Avatech offers a potential lifesaving device that measures avalanche risk factors and shares t…

From Local Motors comes Strati, 3D printed car printed in layers so you can embed energy-absorbing crash structures or superstrong seat-belt mount…

D-Idea Media created the Smart Palm at 21 feet tall, powered by photovoltaic panels that fit into the shape of the leaves. It provides device cha…

EngineerGirl.org is a fun site that introduces girls to the field of engineering through interviews with female engineers, describing what enginee…

Winning London’s Design Museum Design of the Year award, Harvard's lung-on-a-chip could replace animal testing of pharmaceuticals which do not n…

Equipped with 54 counter rotation propeller drones, the Swarm can lift up to 360 pounds for 10 minutes. The umbrella not only shields the pilot, …

Industrial designer Scott Summit of 3D Systems has created prosthetic limbs and an exoskeleton that merge art, design and 3D printing. The video …

Over 18,000 kids converged at the 25th FIRST. FIRST kids are significantly more likely to attend college, major in science or engineering, and b…

This miniature origami robot’s design was motivated by a hypothetical application in which tiny sheets of material would be injected into the hu…

Michael Sng, founder of Machination Studio created over individual parts, painted and hand assembled this fully electronic and mechanical 3D prin…

Twenty-one year old designer Kevin Scott has created this bendable bike that can fold up for easy storage and can be secured without a lock.…

Korean Humanoid Robot – Hubo – is the 2015 DARPA robotics challenge winner! Launched in response to a humanitarian need sparked by the 2011 n…

MegaBots are 15-foot-tall, internally piloted humanoid robots that fire cannonball-sized paintballs at each other at speeds of over 120 miles per …

Shell Eco-marathon is a unique competition that challenges students to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car. This year student te…

This 8 pound, backpack sized, rotary engine has military as well as commercial potential.…

Researchers at MIT's School of Engineering, working with colleagues at the Pontificial University of Chile in Santiago, are harvesting potable wat…

Founded and run by Dartmouth, the Formula Hybrid Competition challenges to design and build high-performance hybrid and electric vehicles with…

Rube Goldberg: a comically involved, complicated invention, laboriously contrived to perform a simple operation – Webster’s New World Diction…

The University of Michigan's M^3 is the smallest autonomous computer in the world. It can be injected into the body, where it can perform ECGs an…

Researchers at MIT’s Media Laboratory have developed an unobtrusive wearable sensor that could operate digital devices or augment other device i…

When researchers at UC-Berkeley put hummingbirds in front of a high-speed camera and added a wind tunnel to the mix, they learned how the tiny bir…

At 25 years old the Hubble has exceeded its projected lifespan. Take a look at 25 of the best photos; they’re out of this world.…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is intended as the successor to the Hubble. Scheduled to launch in October 2018, JWST is as big as a tennis…

A very special child gets the surprise of a new bionic 3D printed arm at no cost to the family; delivered by his superhero Iron Man.…

It’s an older video clip but well worth the revisit.  Some of these soccer playing robots have fun balance challenges.…

His friends think he’s crazy fun and you’ll see why as this artist takes his self-made bookmobile to the streets.…

The ultimate garage project. He calls it a “big boy toy”, and he assembled it in his garage. This flight simulator has all the bells and whis…

Rotating 3D sculptures, a strobe, a camera and Fibonacci’s sequence.  It all adds up to “blooms”, a video reflecting the golden ratio found…

Take a guess then check out the slide show of these photos from space or under a microscope?…

Shockwave is the world’s fastest jet powered truck.  It starts at 4g on acceleration to 6g’s then 9 g’s negative.  Quite a ride!…

As the 2,000,000th component download from our partner company TracePartsOnline.net, Dave won himself the Myo armband.  The Myo armband lets…

Can you see yourself in this four engine flyer?  It has joysticks  in the hand grips for direction and can reach speeds in excess of 200 kmh.  …

Watch chocolate printed from this 3D printer and don't blame us if you run to the vending machine afterward.…

Set to go into production in 2016, Elio Motors plans to manufacture in the former General Motors facility in Louisiana. View the slide show and se…

The DALER (Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot) is used principally to fly long distances to survey large spaces in a short time span, and then …

Meet Leslie Baugh the first person to ever manipulate two independent arms with his mind at the same time.  Working with virtual models as patter…

Spinning blades tangle underwater plants.  Propeller noise threatens marine mammals.  This underwater robot maneuvers easily and quietly and it'…

Using the same kind of electromagnetic field technology that floats MagLev trains, the inventor of this levitating platform views it as a sort of…

Engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory have come up with a preliminary prototype for a 1 cm-thick solar array that would be able to expand from 8.…

Take a look at these beautiful images of food stalls, apartments, and the Cornucopia wall mural.…

Kudos to the people who design and construct in their free time.  Be inspired.…

It may have to be consumed through a straw, but who doesn’t want a little caffeine to get through the work day, no matter where you work!…

We think this young woman is quite inspiring.  She owns 37,000 dominos, has built a set-up using 22,000 taking 25 hours, and cleans up after they…

Desktop Engineering's resident blogger and senior editor Kenneth Wong talked with TraceParts Inc CEO Bob Noftle about the origins of 3DX.…

From Interesting Engineering: Winning several awards the Ocean Cleanup Array is a system that would consist of a processing platform and connected…

J Group Robotics is researching ways they can fill 3D printed capsules with a liquid or powder medicine during or after fabrication. This could dr…

The Walt Disney Company is seeking permission to use unmanned aircraft for "aerial display systems with floating pixels, floating projection scree…

A giant cable from ground to space that hauls payloads of fuel, water, food, oxygen and more. Here’s the catch no material has been developed ye…