Click and release: Experimental set-up used to constrain click beetles during X-ray synchrotron imaging at the Advanced Photon Source. (Courtesy: John J Socha) Click beetles use the elastic recoil of ...

Sometimes, a door latch gets stuck behind the strike plate, leaving your door open. Don't call the pros. There's an easy fix requiring a single, simple tool.

Task: Given a late-model pickup truck to review and inspect, the rescue team will determine how to adapt their rescue techniques when a rear-hinged rear door is present on a crash-damaged vehicle. In ...

If animals and insects can jump across grass and sand, why can’t robots? Sarah Bergbreiter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has found that researchers don’t have to look far to enable this in ...

In some ways, the humble door handles we use to open our vehicles haven’t changed much in over five decades. In others, today’s modern handles represent a leap forward in technology. In the formative ...

A click beetle rolling around on its back may look pitiful — but do not be deceived. Beyond the hard exterior of their bodies lies a jack-in-the-box-like mechanism that, once snapped, springs them ...