Researchers are looking for a way to connect prosthetics directly to the brain
How open source software and hardware interact in the Bug.
Bug Labs generated some of the biggest buzz at CES with their infinitely hackable and customizable gadget
This SD card has built-in Wi-Fi to get photos from your camera to your computer.
Spectrum editors hopped in a Ford Focus for a live demo of Sync.
Ford's new navigation system uses Sirius to stream information like gas prices, movie times, and weather updates directly to your car.
This device aims to end inter-office temperature squabbles.
Altec Lansing unveils the first dock/speaker system designed specifically for the iPhone.
A new docking system allows you to customize kitchen real estate formerly reserved for magnets and school papers.
The Defense Department's autonomous, hybrid electric ground combat vehicle undergoing field trials at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Segway inventor reinvents the prosthetic arm.
An animated music video from semicon engineer Rajeev Bajaj that's part of his plan to make engineering hip.
The Institute of Food Research has built the worlds most sophisticated artificial stomach—now it is dinner time.
Kamen talks about the hype of the Segway, robotics and education, and the future of human enhancement.
Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?
Robert Woods builds his tiny robots to mimic insect flight.
Part I: The toxins unleashed by Katrina are wreaking havoc two years later
Part II: The health impacts of Katrina are finally becoming apparent
Hurricane Katrina can teach engineers a lot about the unintended impact of technology as well as what can be done to prepare for the next catastrophe. In this video, Denise Wilson introduces a series of videos about the lessons engineers can draw from the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Thaddeus Roppel of Auburn University looks at how teams of robots can work together with humans during search and rescue operations.
The Computer History Museum showed of a working model of the mechanical, Victorian-era calculator.
Herbie the Mousbot follows a beam of light and senses bumps with its whiskers and tail.
These little RGB LED's each have their own microcontroller for complete control.
The R2 Builders Club makes androids that surpass George Lucas's screen version.
These little RGB LED's each have their own microcontroller for complete control.
How Keith Bayern built a digital clock with almost 200 transistors but not a single integrated circuit.
This band uses Guitar Hero controllers to play real music with a range of synthesized sounds.
Turning an antiquated archival tool into a musical instrument.
Restoring the past with nixie tube clocks and vintage oscillographs.
This robot listens to itself to learn how to use its artificial vocal tract.
Don Kirk shows off how he uses his DIY trail camera for infrared photography of his backyard wildlife.
Among the pedal powered vehicles at Maker Faire, the huge Big Wheel attracted the most attention.
The You Tube sensations explain and perform their Mentos and Diet Coke experiment.
A look under the skin of pleo, the robotic toy that's sure to be a hit of the 2007 holiday season.
The Rube Goldberg contraption from Mousetrap, the board game, takes on epic proportions.
The Micro Mosquito flying helicopter is the world's smallest flying helicopter. It retails for under $80.00!
Jimmy Wales talks about Wikipedia's global impact and its ability to catalogue pick up lines.
Reporter Dean Adams follows the Border Green Energy Team as they install solar panels and microhydro turbines for villages at the Thai-Burma border.
Solar cars take on the Australian outback in the most grueling eco-race on the planet
Lego's 2006 overhaul of its Mindstorms system, dubbed Mindstorms NXT, features improved motors, new sensors, and a much more powerul processor.
The Gigapan takes the tedium out of shooting panoramas
Video games might make surgeons better at their jobs.
Episode 1: Turning thought to action, powering and protecting the Galapagos, & teaching tiny robots to fly
Episode 3: How two satellite systems combine to give meteorologists a better view of the atmosphere.
Episode 5: How do the students on each Cambridge campus feel about Harvard's new engineering school?
Episode 4: Spectrum robotics blogger Mikell Taylor reviews the latest robot kits to find the right one for you or your kids.
Episode 2: Find out why the Jaguar XF, BMW X6, and the Lincoln MKS made this year's list and see them in action
Episode 6: Authors Sharon Weinberger and Nathan Hodge talk about the travels behind their new book, "A Nuclear Family Vacation"
Episode 7: Three different technologies for eliminating power cable clutter.
Vanderbilt engineers trade in batteries for rocket fuel in the robotic arm they are developing for amputees.
Researchers have found that video game workouts helps kids get more exercise.
Take a peek at the new Phantom high speed camera from Vision Research that shoots 500,000 frames per second
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