A spider web-inspired solution made possible using 3D printing could provide unprecedented protection for smartphone screens in the future. A research team at Polytechnique Montréal, Canada, has demonstrated a fabric designed using additive manufacturing which they claim can absorb up to 96 per cent of impact energy without breaking. This could lead to the creation … Read more
MathWorks continue to champion the critical work of engineers, scientists and technologists as the Headline Sponsor and the Sponsor of the Intelligent Systems category of the E&T Innovation Awards 2020. Here they explain why this is so important to them. What does it mean to your company to be a part of this awards programme? … Read more
Researchers have found that altering 2D materials could improve the capabilities of optical and electronic devices. The research, led by Shengxi Huang, assistant professor of electrical engineering and biomedical engineering at Penn State University, found that altering the material in two different ways – atomically and physically – could enhance light emission and increase signal strength in many devices that … Read more
One outcome of the pandemic has seen homegrown startups creating innovative digital solutions and platforms for customers to adapt to the ‘new normal’. E-commerce has had a big push during the lockdown. Riding high on this wave, tech startup Detel launched an electric bike in August. Described as the ‘Detel Easy EV’, the bike’s unique … Read more