Interesting Engineering

New open-source tool helps engineers create gradient 3D-printed designs

Charles Wade, a PhD student in computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder, has developed OpenVCAD, a design ...
Study Finds

This Parasitic Worm Uses Electricity As ‘Tractor Beam’ To Catch Flying Insects Mid-Air

Microscopic parasitic worms use static electricity to pull themselves toward flying insects, turning physics into a powerful ...
Creative Bloq on MSN

I swapped my iPad Pro for a Lenovo Idea Tab on a long-haul flight – here’s what happened

Leaving behind my iPad Pro for a week-long trip to Autodesk University 2025 felt reckless. Apple’s tablet has long been my ...
MotorTrend on MSN

Threat or Tool? We Asked Expert Car Designers About the Future of AI

Designing a new car is a much simpler task for AI than writing the next great American novel or painting a modern masterpiece ...
BuzzFeed on MSN

People Who Lost Their Jobs To AI Are Opening Up About Their Experiences, And It's Genuinely Scary

Reddit user _thecatspajamas_ recently asked, "Hey, people who lost their jobs to AI, what happened?" Yup, this is the world ...

Scientists Found a 3D Printing Method to Make Metal 20x Stronger

EPFL scientists have created a breakthrough 3D printing method that uses hydrogels as templates to produce ultra-dense, ...
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization

You live in a house you designed and built yourself. You rely on the sun for power, heat your home with a woodstove, and farm your own fish and vegetables.