Engineering(Page 2)

A guide to the structures, machines, and systems that power and connect our world.

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Close image of sun's surface depicting sunspot
Science

World’s largest solar telescope shows off its full force with new image

By Andrew Paul

sticker on arm
Health

This sticker reads emotions (even the ones you try to hide)

By Mack DeGeurin

An osprey sits on its nest protected by a human-made basket.
Environment

To protect birds and motorists, engineers build a steel nest box on bridge

By Laura Baisas

World War II jeep found at site of underwater shipwreck
Science

NOAA needs help identifying car found in WWII shipwreck

By Andrew Paul

George Lucas, Doug Chiang, and John Knoll in a scene from Lucasfilm's LIGHT & MAGIC, Season 2, exclusively on Disney+.
Science

Q&A: The legendary VFX artist who brought Captain Davy Jones, ‘The Abyss,’ and more to life

By Laura Baisas

Huajiang Canyon Bridge seen from above
Technology

World’s tallest bridge nears completion in China

By Andrew Paul

Lunar rover prototype in parking lot
Technology

All-terrain space truck hopes to drive astronauts on the moon

By Andrew Paul

Four urinals mounted on tiled wall
Science

New urinal designs use physics to prevent pee splashback

By Andrew Paul

Concept art showing augmented reality smart glass window in airplane cabin
Technology

Smart glass windows would beam in-flight info over scenic views

By Andrew Paul

University of Kentucky basketball arena filled with people
Technology

Would you play basketball on a glass floor? This German startup thinks you should.

By Andrew Paul

a gloved hand hold circular hydrogel
Health

3D-printed ‘skin’ could make testing cosmetics on animals obsolete

By Mack DeGeurin

close up of finger balancing a grain of rice next to tiny pacemaker for size comparison
Health

World’s smallest pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice

By Andrew Paul

Concept art depicting a portion of the Future Circular Collider particle accelerator
Science

The atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider’s successor will be 56 miles wide

By Andrew Paul

Bridge over water in Rio Vista, California
Technology

Billionaire utopian city launches new shipyard plan

By Andrew Paul

Transparent wood sample overlaying 'Transparent wood (TW)' on computer screen
Technology

Eggs, sticky rice, and transparent wood create new kind of window

By Andrew Paul

a sports car in motion
Technology

The symphonic sounds of the McLaren 750S are a feat of engineering

By Kristin Shaw

Atlas robot doing a somersault
Technology

Humanoid robots are breakdancing, with mixed results

By Andrew Paul

Close up of hand wearing SpellRing device on thumb
Technology

Wearable ring translates sign language into text

By Andrew Paul

Hand holding titanium heart implant against black background
Technology

In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart

By Andrew Paul

Compilation of Guthman Music Competition participants
Technology

Electromagnetic fields and dinosaur choir win international instrument contest

By Andrew Paul

a man in a diving tube on text
Technology

100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration

By Bill Gourgey

a woman and a patent
Technology

The forgotten story of the woman who invented the dishwasher

By Sarah Durn

This artist concept depicts NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space. Interstellar space is dominated by the plasma, or ionized gas, that was ejected by the death of nearby giant stars millions of years ago.
Science

NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes

By Andrew Paul

a colorful illustration of an open mouth
Technology

New device lets you taste food in virtual reality

By Mack DeGeurin

CR450AF high speed train on track in China with two people looking at it
Technology

At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train

By Andrew Paul

Philippines ocean coast with mountains
Science

Southeast Asian sailors possibly mastered seafaring before Polynesians

By Andrew Paul

Microscopic Lego bricks on pinhead next to human hair
Technology

The world’s smallest handmade sculpture is a blood cell-sized Lego brick

By Andrew Paul

Aerial view of Great Wall of China surrounded by forests
Science

The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought

By Andrew Paul

Majorana 1 quantum computing chip
Technology

New state of matter powers Microsoft quantum computing chip

By Andrew Paul

View of fog at the Atacama desert in Iquique, some 2000 km north of Santiago, on April 19, 2016. Catholic University of Chile researchers' challenge is to implement a fog collection system -which uses large pieces of vertical canvas to make the fog condense into droplets- in small communities which don't have drinkable water in Atacama desert. / AFP / MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo credit should read MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)
Environment

In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight

By Lauren Leffer

a map of the world with a line representing where the cable would connect
Technology

Meta spending billions on world’s longest subsea internet cable 

By Mack DeGeurin

Model Muriel Maxwell in white sunglasses putting on lipstick, wearing red-white-and-blue turban, andv holding a red-and-white striped bag *** Local Caption ***
Science

The evolution of sunglasses from science to style (and back again)

By Sarah Durn

Inventor demonstrating modified trumpet invention
Technology

The 10 coolest musical instruments you’ll see in 2025

By Andrew Paul

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios’ CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD.
Science

Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.

By Laura Baisas

a seal with grey coloring wearing an orange heart rate monitor around its abdomen
Environment

Baby seals are wearing heart monitors–for science

By Laura Baisas

XB-1 plane taking off in desert
Technology

Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom

By Andrew Paul

a car with "NASCAR" on hood parked inside a facility with man standing outside of car
Technology

How 3D-printed parts changed the NASCAR Cup Series

By Kristin Shaw

Experimental results of the miniaturized DN2s integrated at the distal facet of a MMF using the 3D GS-TPN fabrication method, showing SEM and white-light microscopy images.
Technology

This AI chip is the size of a grain of salt

By Andrew Paul

Crane installing wind turbine wings
Environment

New wind turbines will test out the world’s longest wooden blades

By Andrew Paul

Sierra Space Dream Chaser spaceplane landing on runway
Science

Curvy spaceplane is one step closer to its ISS rendezvous

By Andrew Paul

Thermogalvanic fridge prototype device held in blue gloved hand
Technology

The electrochemical cells that could power fridges of the future

By Andrew Paul

XB-1 during test flight
Technology

Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier for the first time

By Andrew Paul

Bee with QR sticker held in researcher's hand
Environment

Researchers glued teeny-tiny QR codes to 30,000 bees

By Andrew Paul

3D printed gun parts seized by law enforcement
Technology

New York considers background check for 3D printers

By Andrew Paul

a beefed-up truck drives across desert dunes
Technology

How Ford crafted a Raptor T1+ to race across 5,000 miles of desert

By Kristin Shaw

Mars rover prototype in simulated Martian environment with alloy wheels
Science

NASA teases bendable titanium wheels on future Mars rovers

By Andrew Paul

Woman using old cell phone in Nokia ad
Technology

12 Nokia Design Archive photos celebrating peak Y2K tech

By Popular Science Staff

Interior of plane cabin with sunlight coming in from window
Technology

The FAA is finally looking into sweltering airplane cabins

By Andrew Paul

Toyota's Woven City at dusk with Mount Fuji in background
Technology

Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town

By Andrew Paul

Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly enhance robot mobility on challenging terrains like mud and wet snow.
Technology

Dog robots can trek through mud using moose-inspired hooves

By Andrew Paul

five different engineering products
Technology

5 coolest engineering innovations of 2024

By Andrew Rosenblum

Martian landscape photo taken by Mars rover
Science

Researchers propose building homes on Mars with human blood

By Andrew Paul

a turtle swims in a tank wearing a black weighted harness on its side
Science

Sea turtle with ‘bubble butt syndrome’ gets a 3D-printed custom harness

By Laura Baisas

This image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument of the Perseverance rover on June 15, 2021, the 114th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The location, "Airfield D" (the fourth airfield), is just east of the "Séítah" geologic unit.
Science

NASA is finishing its first off-world accident report

By Andrew Paul

A close-up view of a green traffic light with an image of two walking lesbian girls at the center of Vienna, Austria.
Technology

Some of the world’s smartest traffic lights are getting smarter

By Andrew Paul

NASA South Pole Safety Challenge logo on lunar surface background
Science

NASA needs your help designing a gurney for the moon

By Andrew Paul

Close up of tweezers holding small diamond
Science

Diamond optical discs could store data for millions of years

By Andrew Paul

Image of aircraft wing over Greenland ice sheet with radar image of Camp Century underneath it
Technology

NASA radar picks up frozen, buried Cold War base Camp Century

By Andrew Paul

Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on November 2, 2016 in Paris, France. It's the finest example of French Gothic architecture and the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world.
Technology

Notre Dame rises from the ashes in behind-the-scenes photos

By Laura Baisas

Each individual strand is too narrow to be clearly captured by any form of visible light camera or microscope.
Science

Behold the world’s thinnest spaghetti

By Laura Baisas

Aurora MK-II rocket plane above Earth
Technology

Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years

By Andrew Paul

a large lump of fat, oil, grease, and other refuse dug up from a sewer on display in a musuem
Technology

The battle against fatbergs has a new weapon

By Laura Baisas

Gloved hand pointing to LignoSat wooden satellite prototype
Technology

World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths

By Andrew Paul

Close up of C-17 cargo plane
Technology

Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispensers

By Andrew Paul