Scientists try to understand how ancient Romans and Mayan buildings have lasted for centuries, hoping to get inspiration in making modern structures more durable. Read the article to find out more.
This year's Ig Nobel prizes feature unusual topics like consuming fossils and reviving dead spiders for mechanical grips. Check them out in this article.
A group of engineers incorporated a common form of industrial plastic with carbon nanotubes to make tougher and stronger materials. Find out more about it.
The robot beetle an engineer recently invented has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records for its being the lightest crawling robot with a weight similar to three grains of rice.
Building the giant Gundam robot started with a vision that seemed impossible. Through the hard work of some of Japan's top specialists, the vision has become a reality within six years as the robot is nearly completed.
Three Bolivian brothers help each other get bitten by a black widow to mimic their favorite superhero, Spiderman. Scientists reveal just how much of the comics are real.