Interesting Engineering

Programmable materials create motor-less finger that offers stable positions for robotics

A programmable metamaterial finger can lock into four positions without electronics. A simpler, more functional future for ...
IEEE

Zero-Padding Space-Time Block Code for Dual-Antenna Backscatter Tag

Abstract: Backscatter communications is receiving increasing attention in Internet of Things (IoT), while one major challenge for backscatter communications is that the circuit complexity for high ...
Live Science

$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from the chopping block in a last-minute decision. There will be a significant ...
IEEE

Lark: A Buffer-aware Building Block for Programmable Packet Scheduling in Datacenters

Abstract: Programmable packet scheduling enables users to customize scheduling algorithms flexibly without designing new ASICs. Existing schemes prefre to approximate optimal Push-In First-Out (PIFO) ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

On the Block crew bringing Eleven : Eleven all-ages art and ‘cultural small business incubator’ space to 11th Ave

There will soon be a new space for everyone on 11th Ave. All-ages venue Eleven : Eleven is now under construction in a former nightclub space. The group calls the new project “A Place for Impossible ...
Interesting Engineering

World’s first space delivery vehicle can bring supplies anywhere on Earth in an hour

Inversion, a young aerospace and defense company based in Los Angeles, has unveiled its first flagship spacecraft, Arc. The reentry vehicle is designed to deliver up to 500 pounds of mission-critical ...