Science News Daily http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news Cracking flight's mysteries: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a microrobot (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster61148402/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:16:03 EST 61148402 Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed (PhysOrg.com) -- Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster61140998/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:46:12 EST 61140998 The Jam Busters: Can maths keep us moving? Here is a sobering thought: it is estimated that there are more than 750m vehicles on the planet, and that this mechanical population is swelling by more than 50m newcomers each year. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster61468008/ Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:16:10 EST 61468008 Mimicking fish and tailoring radar to warn of bridge peril Floods cut down more bridges than fire, wind, earthquakes, deterioration, overloads and collisions combined, costing lives and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster60959600/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:16:16 EST 60959600 LEDs illuminate eye for ocular disease screening A new imaging system using six different wavelengths to illuminate the interior of the eyeball (ocular fundus) may pave the way for doctors to easily screen patients for common diseases of the ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster60849774/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:46:08 EST 60849774 Shape-shifting robot plane offers safer alternative for maritime rescue Use of morphing flight control surfaces has enabled the development of a cost effective unmanned air-sea rescue plane that can operate in extreme weather conditions despite its light weight ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster60295708/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:46:12 EST 60295708 Nike Patents Back-to-the-Future-Style Self-Lacing Shoes Nike's Automatic Lacing System Hold on to your hoverboards. Nike has filed a patent on some technology that takes us right back to 2015: self-lacing sneakers that tighten or loosen your ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster60776968/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:16:20 EST 60776968 Students Design Unmanned Drone to Take Action Against Terrorist Activity Student research teams are preparing for the 2012 international autonomous vehicle competition, which will require nabbing an unsecured USB flash drive kept in a remote and highly secured office. ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster60447490/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:46:01 EST 60447490 China's nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China's growing road congestion woes. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster59932912/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:16:02 EST 59932912 Spheric Technologies high-temp continuous production microwave furnace on-line at Alfred University NanoMaterials Innovation Center August 24,2010 -- http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/engineering-news/cluster59953890/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:16:46 EST 59953890