Engineers create a flat lens that doesn’t need focusing

Smartphones with multiple cameras and blurry photos could become a thing of the past as engineers have created a flat lens that doesn’t need focusing. The technology — which uses a single lens covered in tiny patterns that is just one-thousandth of an inch thick — was developed by experts from the University of Utah. Not only … Read more

Engineers create rugged cylindrical wind turbines to harvest energy while withstanding typhoons 

Engineers create durable new wind turbines that can harvest energy from typhoons and withstand gusts of up to 156mph because they use spinning cylinders instead of blades Engineers in Japan are preparing a radical new wind turbine for release It’s built with rotating cylinders, which are more durable than traditional blades In 2017, a prototype … Read more

Austrian engineers unveil a futuristic new bridge modeled after an umbrella

Austrian engineers unveil a futuristic new bridge that’s designed to be raised and lowered in the same way an umbrella opens and closes Engineers from Vienna University of Technology revealed a new bridge It’s roughly 236 feet long and spans the Lafnitz River in Austria  The bridge was built vertically, and lowered with hydraulic joints that … Read more

‘Killers’ who ‘murdered British engineer’s sister-in-law’ appear in court

Five men stood in court today accused of the brutal execution of a British engineer’s sister-in-law at his farm in South Africa in a crime so horrific that it shocked the nation.  Devastated David Thomas, 68, has waited nearly two years for the brutal gang accused of shooting dead Heila Kilian, 63, to face trial … Read more