Power sanders have been used for years to eliminate laborious hand sanding. The handheld Rotary Drum Sander from Frank Houghton uses a novel method to fix and rotate the sanding drum and smooth curved ...

Without the aerodynamic forces of lift and drag, aircraft would be unable to fly, wind turbines would not spin, and countless other machines that we depend on every day would not work. What, exactly, ...

Australian engineers have developed a "smart textile" that can change its shape and lift objects like human muscles. The material is made by weaving fabric and muscle fiber from silicon tubes filled ...

A soft robot gripper changes shape to gently lift fragile objects and even humans, combining flexibility with surprising strength.