When slower is faster: how to get rid of traffic lights
Communicating vehicles could zip through intersections more efficiently, but would they be hackable?
Experiments show magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing’s energy efficiency
Beyond Moore’s law: the challenge in computing today is reducing chips’ energy consumption, not increasing packing density
Major steps toward a bioengineered heart for transplantation
Using a patient’s own cells may overcome problems associated with receiving a heart donated by another person
A roadmap for the next generation of additive manufacturing materials and processes
Materials currently used in 3D printing are costly, not readily available, and limited
Electron microscope reveals bacteria motor parts in incredible unprecedented detail
May make it possible to design specific drugs to attack targeted bacterial species
How to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable concrete
May help eliminate two key sources of greenhouse gases
Electrical control of bacteria-powered microrobots
Uses include delivering medication and manipulating stem cells to direct their growth