Michigan Tech

You may think that water striders move across the water's surface simply by wiggling their legs, but they actually utilize what is known as the Maragoni effect. Scientists have now utilized the phenomenon in a tiny, silent, water-striding robot.

Computer-controlled artificial legs have aided in improving amputees' freedom of movement by mimicking the natural motion of their missing limbs. Now, a new robotic ankle promises to make this motion even more precise by dynamically adjusting to the terrain underfoot.

Researchers at Michigan Technological University are developing a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic leg with an ankle that lets the foot tilt up and down and roll from side to side. It is said to allow for a more stable walking gait.

A recent study of gamma-ray bursts finds that spacetime is smoother on the quantum scale than expected.

a material scientist at Michigan Technological University has discovered a chemical reaction that not only soaks up CO2, but also produces useful chemicals along with significant amounts of energy.

Students design and construct a smokestack that halves CO2 emissions and produces a money-making byproduct