Engineering

A new approach to digitizing color could help improve the realism of cameras, displays and LED lighting.
Meeri Kim, Contributor
AI algorithms design chips of equal or greater quality in far less time, according to new research from Google.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
New approach to brain-computer interfaces more than doubles the speed at which messages can be relayed.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Researchers designed pasta that is stored flat and morphs into shape while cooking.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
New encoding method aims to become faster and more accurate.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
The curved barriers would deflect air pollution away from pedestrians and provide a scaffold for plants to "green" a city.
Tom Metcalfe, Contributor
Electronic display fabrics are now larger and more durable, opening the door to clothing that acts like a computer screen.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Sensing earthquakes with telecommunications cables could lead to better warnings.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Laser etching on food-safe pigments can create 2D images that appear 3D.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Using a bouncy platform instead of a vibrating tip may allow MRI machines to image a single virus.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
The microscopic lens bends light to quicken data transfer in computers.
Tess Joosse, Contributor
Scientists find that aerogels may make effective, ultralightweight noise barriers.
Catherine Meyers, Editor