Engineering
Intensification of the game puts more stress on players' bodies.
When wet hands clap, a predictable number of drops fly.
Technique mystifies experts and gains traction among pro players.
Technology may enable texting after a cell battery dies.
Common kitchen item erases wall's barrier to sound.
Nanotechnology emulates a South American insect's wings.
Harnessing sun’s energy presents challenges to existing power networks.
Biologists find that blood-engorged hairs help bats eat.
Droplets of water combine, and then jump from the insect's water-repellent wings.
Operations research finds an increasingly important application in health care.
Goggles simultaneously monitor a chimpanzee's eyes and field of view.