Stanford University researchers have developed a key experimental device for future quantum physics-based technologies that borrows a page from current, everyday mechanical devices. Reliable, compact, ...

Mechanical devices are increasingly being considered as a potential way to help address plastic pollution found globally in marine environments. However, a new study suggests that while they do remove ...

Around 1450, Leon Battista Alberti developed the first known mechanical anemometer, using a swinging plate to measure wind ...

The same technology that enables a bullet train to travel at speeds up to 200 mph without touching its rails now keeps a failing heart pumping—and in the near future, it will do so via a wireless ...

For medical device design, extensive testing is a complete necessity. Biomechanics, the field that lays the foundations for the mechanical properties of biological tissues such as bones, ligaments, ...

Building robotic grippers that can firmly grasp heavy objects and also gently grasp delicate ones usually requires complicated sets of gears, hinges and motors. But it turns out that it’s also ...

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When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

In this interview, Instron's Landon Goldfarb discusses the importance of mechanical testing for medical devices used in diabetes care and treatment. How has the treatment of diabetes changed over the ...