Aug 19, 2025 | Healthcare, Robots
Scientists have designed swarms of microscopic robots that communicate and coordinate using sound waves, much like bees or birds. These self-organizing micromachines can adapt to their surroundings, reform if damaged, and potentially undertake complex tasks such as...
Aug 18, 2025 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility, Autonomous Vehicles
Air taxis aren’t yet officially in operation, but the industry is already gearing up for autonomous ones. The road for autonomous eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing) is longer and harder, but their expected impact is tremendous. At the moment, a major...
Aug 8, 2025 | Drones, Regulation, US Economy
The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing new rules to speed deployment of drones beyond the visual line of sight of operators, a key change needed to advance commercial uses like package deliveries. Under current rules, operators need to get individual waivers...
Aug 7, 2025 | Auto Industry, Hydrogen
The world’s very first internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle wasn’t powered by gasoline but rather by hydrogen. Way back in 1807, Francois Isaac de Rivaz used a hydrogen-filled ballon to drive an engine he developed to propel an experimental vehicle—more than 50...
Aug 7, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Energy
Even if enough renewable energy is available, simply switching from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) won’t be enough to fight climate change—unless the U.S. also upgrades its transmission grid, a new Northwestern University study finds. If every...
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