Solar panels today cost less than 1% of what they did in the 1970s, and that staggering drop is the result of decades of breakthroughs across multiple industries. A new MIT study uncovers the network ...

The idea of digital ecosystems that feel as natural and interconnected as the physical world isn’t new; the metaverse and digital twins are concepts plenty of laypersons are familiar with. Yet even ...

Future engineering breakthroughs may be inspired by an unlikely source – the tongues of salamanders and chameleons. Now, a new study from the University of South Florida’s Deban Laboratory shows ...

The tongues of chameleons and salamanders might not seem like the inspiration for tomorrow's engineering breakthroughs, but inside the Deban Laboratory at the University of South Florida, biology and ...

A materials engineering breakthrough that allows perforated aluminium structures to float indefinitely is prompting fresh thinking about ship safety, offshore platforms and ocean-energy systems, with ...