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National Defense
April 2009
Robert H. Williams |
Stealthy, Small Robot Tracks Enemy Day or Night A tiny, mobile surveillance robot that can be thrown through windows or over walls has been outfitted with infrared sensors so that it can spot bad guys in the dark.   |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Safety Snake: The Construction Worker's New Best Friend? Engineers at Virginia Tech have built the HyDRAS-Ascent II robot to climb by encircling a beam and twisting its 90-degree joints in sequence. |
Chemistry World
March 12, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
New Coating Could Make Cars Scratch-Proof A futuristic new material that uses sunlight to repair any scratches on its surface has been developed by US researchers. |
Popular Mechanics
March 11, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
5 Robots that Look, Act and Are Designed Like Animals Scientists studying animal behavior and movement have developed robotic birds and bugs capable of anything from surveillance to space exploration. Here are five of our favorite biologically inspired machines. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
John Boyd |
Reach Out and Touch Somebody--by Laser A laser-based haptics system lets you feel distant objects |
Wired
February 23, 2009
Patrick Di Justo |
Make a Lighter, Stronger Plastic Bottle When a food conglomerate decided to boost its green cred (and save some money) by redesigning its water bottles, what it came up with was the instantly ubiquitous Eco-Shape. |
Wired
February 23, 2009
Mathew Honan |
Hide the Antenna Inside the Cell Phone The constraint: Tuck a 7-inch antenna inside the case without adding bulk. |
Wired
February 23, 2009
Chuck Squatriglia |
Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car The production model Chevrolet Volt, unveiled last September, has improved upon the aerodynamics of the concept without losing its look -- it's now the slipperiest production car the company has ever designed. |
Popular Mechanics
March 9, 2009
Seth Porges |
5 Design Flaws that Ruined Otherwise Smart Gadgets MacBook Pro's razor-sharp case... Amazon Kindle's hyper-sensitive buttons... Razr 2's buggy exterior touchscreen... Nintendo Wii's slippery controller... BlackBerry Storm's unresponsive touchscreen... |
Popular Mechanics
March 7, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
The Making of Watchmen's Dr. Manhattan Typically, motion capture is the basis for the movement of CG characters, but that wouldn't work in this case. |
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