Aaron Dubrow

National Science Foundation

How a Candle Manufacturer Grew from Kitchen Table to 7 Figures

How a Candle Manufacturer Grew from Kitchen Table to 7 Figures

December 1, 2023

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Tips for Designing Robust Cordless Power Tools & Chargers

December 1, 2023

All Form-Line machines use Rexroth servo drives and servomotors to drive all axes, which helps Tube-Line deliver machines that can handle extremely tight precision and tolerances.

Tube-Line and Bosch Rexroth Partner for Success from the First Machine

December 1, 2023

James Dyson arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, on Nov. 21, 2023.

Vacuum Tycoon Dyson Loses Libel Case

December 1, 2023

Martins designed new, high aspect ratio wings that have a much larger span than those in use today. Boeing has adapted that model and will build a prototype to test at NASA's Transonic Dynamics Tunnel later this year.

Aircraft of the Future

Supercomputer helps researchers design jets that will burn less fuel.

March 7, 2017

This image shows the 400-node Open-Access Research Testbed for Next-Generation Wireless Networks (ORBIT) radio grid testbed at WINLAB, Rutgers University.

NSF Will Invest $400M for Wireless

More than $400 million in private and public investments to support fundamental wireless communication research and infrastructure with potential to change every aspect of our daily lives.

July 15, 2016

MuddyBot robot uses the locomotion principles of the African mudskipper fish to move through granular materials.

Robot Explores Water-to-Land Evolution

Could a tail have allowed ancient vertebrates to make the transition from water to land?

July 8, 2016

Basic research breakthroughs by NSF-funded researchers are realizing the vision of universal robots. Matei Ciocarlie, shown here, is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University. Ciocarlie's main interest is in reliable robotic performance in unstructured, human environments, focusing on areas such as novel robotic hand designs and control, autonomous and Human-in-the-Loop mobile manipulation, shared autonomy, teleoperation, and assistive robotics.

Robots About to Enter Daily Life

Just as computers did three decades ago, robots will soon be a part of our daily life. It's the result of 50 years of investment into R&D.

June 7, 2016

Inspired by the biology of a fly, with submillimeter-scale anatomy and two wafer-thin wings that flap almost invisibly, 120 times per second, the Robobee takes its first controlled flight. The culmination of a decade's work, RoboBees achieve vertical takeoff, hovering and steering.

RoboBees May Lead to Autonomous Robotic Insects

Such robots could one day assist in reconnaissance, aid in remote communication, or even act as artificial pollinators.

June 7, 2016

A child plays an interactive language learning game with Tega, a socially assistive robot.

Robot Offers Kids Custom Tutoring

Tega is a furry, brightly colored robot developed specifically to enable long-term interactions with children.

March 14, 2016