A 23-year-old Durban student built CityMenderSA, a free, easy-to-use civic-tech app that lets residents report potholes, ...

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Television was invented a century ago in Hastings, and next Monday, 26 January, is the 100th anniversary of its first ever ...

The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

Study demonstrates superior biocompatibility and mechanical performance of the Plielle™ urethral support system. For ...

Justin Flint, 27, has one big piece of advice for getting promoted after he went from the assembly line to software engineer ...

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Christie’s has halted the sale of a rare 17th-century arithmetic machine that was due to be auctioned on November 19. Hours before the Pascaline, named after its polymath inventor Blaise Pascal, was ...

A Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell prepares students to become leaders in research, innovation, and advanced engineering practice. Doctoral students collaborate with world-class faculty ...