Engineering

A team of students in Pisa has turned the humble paper airplane into a full-blown engineering project. ICARUS didn’t just look hugely impressive on the ground, it flew far enough to earn a Guinness World Record.

A semi-submersible aquaculture rig that holds more than 14 million gallons of water – 20 Olympic swimming pools' worth – has begun operating in the waters off Hainan Province. It's expected to produce more than 4,000 tonnes of fish in its first year.

Some of the world's best skis and snowboards are made from a combination of materials, including wood at the core for its strength and low weight. They're usually glued together with additional layers – but what if we stitched them together instead?

Architecture is a bit of an underrated photo competition category but it is one that can simultaneously capture design, engineering and human experience. We pick our 2026 Sony World Photography Awards’ Professional finalist and shortlist standouts.

Swiss engineering company Picasso has mostly made its name with super sports cars and hypercars. Now It’s come up with a flat tracker motorcycle that features an adjustable carbon frame – which makes perfect sense for flat tracking.

Since the dawn of automotive, engineers have worked to make the chassis of a vehicle stiffer. Engineering blue pills for a car’s chassis were all the rage. Honda has now decided that more motion in the ocean is better.

A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them. It could be just the thing we need for more precise humanitarian aid drops and safer drone deliveries.

In an impressive engineering accomplishment, one of Sweden's most important churches has been painstakingly moved to make way for a mine expansion. The church was jacked up and placed on wheels and then relocated 3 miles to another part of town.

An engineering student and his buddies came up with a brilliant solution for reducing carbon emissions from their university's heavy machinery. And what better demo than to install a tractor engine on an old Harley, and run it on used vegetable oil?

This compact multitool tackles a range of measurement, drawing, cutting, and positioning tasks. If you're an architect, engineer, contractor, woodworker, or DIY enthusiast – or if you have one of those in your life – the Omni-R is worth a look.

Using a new technique called nanoscale fletching, scientist have created a high-performing nonstick coating that repels water and oil – without the PFAS profile. It's a big step toward the elusive "holy grail" of a safer, greener Teflon.

Alpha-Otto has a design that aims to eliminate the drawbacks of two-stroke engines. The RevForce engine introduces a single, transformative change to the conventional two-stroke layout that preserves its benefits while removing its major flaws.