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Inverter
Electric vehicles get another boost to range and efficiency

By Duncan Geere Published

Engineers at North Carolina State University have built a new type of inverter that offers greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package.

Engineering
Liquid metal could let us build reconfigurable circuits
Self-propelling liquid metal takes us a step closer to the Terminator

By Duncan Geere Published

Engineers are working on using liquid metal to build 'soft' circuit systems that can be reconfigured on the fly.

Engineering
Dust-sized sensors can be implanted within your body
These dust-sized sensors can be implanted within your body

By Duncan Geere Published

Engineers at the University of California have built a set of tiny, dust-sized wireless sensors which can be read and powered by ultrasound.

Engineering
This amputee built himself a foot-operated videogame controller
This amputee built himself a foot-operated videogame controller

By Duncan Geere Published

A bioengineering student who lost both his hands to meningitis has created a sandal-like videogame controller than be operated with the feet

Engineering
Architects want to build a wooden skyscraper in the centre of London
Architects want to build a wooden skyscraper in the centre of London

By Duncan Geere Published

The University of Cambridge has presented plans for a skyscraper built from timber that could dramatically change the shape of London's skyline.

Engineering
Mobile Malware
Four UK universities get anti-malware grants

By Nick Farrell Published

Four top UK universities have been given a $5million grant to come up with ideas to find mobile malware.

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