Apple to invest over $1 billion in new Munich silicon facility
The 30,000-square-meter site in Germany will house its growing cellular unit.
Engineering
High-speed camera captures a fluid behaving like a solid
It could shape the future of engineering.
MIT fit tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
The ‘brain-on-a-chip’ hardware could lead to tiny, portable AI devices.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
AI-powered Lego sorter knows the shape of every brick
It’s powered by motors, a Raspberry Pi and, of course, Lego.
BILL-E is a cute robot that builds structures block by block
The MIT team behind BILL-E describes it as a 'relative robot.'
Apple's Seattle workforce will quintuple by 2024
The company is adding 2,000 jobs over the next 5 years.
An engineer allegedly falsified inspection reports for SpaceX rockets
The company says it has cut ties with the engineeer's firm.
This guy built his own smartwatch and so can you
This is a boss level DIY project.
Researchers designed a shape-shifting airplane wing
Their new "metamaterial" could make air travel more energy efficient.
UK report details new and existing Huawei security issues
They could put the country’s telecom infrastructure at risk.
AI-guided material changes could lead to diamond CPUs
Machine learning could lead to breakthroughs in strain engineering.
Creator of viral glitter bomb video admits parts of it were staged
"The reactions were genuine when the package was taken from my house," Mark Rober claims.
NASA engineer creates glitter bomb package to thwart parcel thieves
And there's fart spray involved, too.
Robots are learning to carefully peel lettuce leaves
It's a random but important engineering advancement.
UK oversight board discloses potential Huawei security issues
They could cause risks to the country's telecom infrastructure.
MIT engineers give RFID tags chemical-sensing capabilities
It turns out chip-centric designs are more reliable than antennae.
MIT experts pioneer a way to recover drinking water from power plants
It uses electrical forces that combat aerodynamic drag.
FCC Chairman Pai appoints a new chief technology officer
Telecommunications expert Eric Burger is set to start at the commission this month.
Researchers create robots that can team up when they touch
The new method could make megabots a reality.
ASU students live with Echo Dots while learning voice-control tech
Amazon donated 1,600 devices to the program.
