Engineering

Chief Editor of Nanodevices is finalist in 2021 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists for pioneering memristive technology

October 21, 2021

We are proud to announce that Professor Themis Prodromakis, Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Nanotechnology and Specialty Chief Editor for Nanodevices section, has been [...]

Summer travel: Research Topics on Transportation

Traveling this summer? As many countries open up to tourists, we are highlighting the most recent Research Topics on transportation. Enjoy research spanning from app-based transit and sustainable mobility in the post-COVID-19 era to medical travel and aerospace health and safety. Check out our curated list of the best Research Topics addressing these issues! [...]

Surprising spider hair discovery may inspire stronger adhesives

By K.E.D. Coan, science writer Cupiennius salei wandering spider. Image credit: Kevin Wells Photography / Shutterstock.com A recent study by the open access publisher [...]

Chemistry Chief Editor elected as Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science

February 24, 2021

Chemistry Chief Editor elected as Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science [...]

Buckyballs on DNA for harvesting light

February 24, 2021

Supramolecular structure boosts efficiency of light harvesting for solar cells By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of [...]

Researchers deconstruct ancient Jewish parchment using multiple imaging techniques

December 18, 2020

What can modern imaging techniques tell us about the fabrication and origin of ancient parchments? Frontiers in Materials [...]

Wasp egg-laying organ inspires new tool to reduce trauma in minimally invasive surgery

September 30, 2020

A new tissue-transport tool inspired by the egg-laying ovipositor organ of wasps may reduce trauma and patient recovery time in minimally invasive surgery: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology [...]

The Joseph M. Sussman Prize Winners 2019 are in

The award winning studies provide key insights into more efficient railway engineering infrastructure and innovative solutions to reduce environmental pollution caused by train transportation. [...]

Taming electrons with bacteria parts and a little ‘blood’ – a new synthetic biology system

January 20, 2020

A tunnel of bacteria proteins could act as a highway for transferring electrons to destinations of our choosing, with potential applications for new medicines or fuels: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. [...]

Capturing CO2 from trucks and reducing their emissions by 90%

January 9, 2020

New solution to capture CO2 from truck's exhaust systems involves liquefying it on vehicle's roof: Frontiers in Energy Research [...]

Fire blankets can protect buildings from wildfires

October 15, 2019

Existing fire blanket technology can protect an isolated building from a short wildfire attack, but technological advancements are needed for severe situations; Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering [...]

Will cyborg circuits be made from melanin?

Scientists have achieved a billion-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of melanin, that could unleash its potential in safe, sustainable bioelectronics; Frontiers in Chemistry [...]

Frontiers in Materials – Trending Research

August 24, 2018

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Get the Frontiers' Editorial Office picks of top research published in Frontiers in Materials [...]

Scientists design material that can store energy like an eagle’s grip

August 14, 2018

Frontiers in Materials: The new materials could be used in energy-efficient gripping tools, and re-configurable shape-on-demand materials.

The new materials could be used in energy-efficient gripping tools, and re-configurable shape-on-demand materials: Frontiers in Materials [...]

Can engineers keep trains on time in the face of climate change ?

September 6, 2017

A study in Frontiers in Built Environment assesses the best ways to build railway bridges that can withstand climate change impacts and extreme weather events. [...]

The losses that come after the earthquake: devastating and costly

August 29, 2017

In 2011, the Tohoku earthquake created a series of huge tsunami waves, which damaged coastal communities killing more than 17,900 people, forcing more than 50,000 households to relocate, and caused the Fukushima nuclear power plant failure, a nuclear disaster second only to Chernobyl in Russia in 1986, but which spread radiation across the Pacific Ocean. Image by Shutterstock.

A study, published in Frontiers in Built Environment, explores the economic losses associated with the secondary effects of earthquakes. [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in July 2017

People are progressively ageing all over the world, and it is estimated that the number of persons aged 60 or over will more than triple by 2100.

List of Frontiers eBooks published in July 2017. Frontiers eBooks are Research Topics compilation of academic articles. eBooks are open access. [...]

Data analysis in the kitchen

Bringing data analysis into the kitchen might just be the thing to make cooking and ingredient mixing feel like a piece of cake.

New research published in Frontiers in ICT suggests and analyses a possible new principle behind ingredient mixing in traditional cuisines [...]

Frontiers eBooks published in May 2017

Frontiers, home to some of the most cited open access science, has published an eBooks list for May 2017, being a compilation of academic research articles in Science, Health and Engineering [...]

New Specialty Chief Editor: Translational Materials Science

Professor Krisztian Kordas as the new Specialty Chief Editor of our Translational Materials Science section of Frontiers in Materials. Image by Shutterstock.

Professor Krisztian Kordas as the new Specialty Chief Editor of our Translational Materials Science section of Frontiers in Materials. [...]

Functional Ceramics – new specialty section in Frontiers in Materials

January 16, 2017

Frontiers in Materials is proud to announce the launch of its newest section – Functional Ceramics. Led by Specialty Chief Editor Sheikh Akbar, professor at the Ohio State [...]

Sustainable and resilient structural design to combat earthquake disturbances

October 26, 2016

By Eva Brown, Frontiers Science Writer To help buildings become more resilient to earthquakes, scientists have taken measures to analyze various vibrational modes with the [...]

You are not as anonymous as you think online

Our online browsing behavior leaves a unique digital personality signature which can identify us by Tania FitzGeorge-Balfour, Frontiersin.org Hiding online is harder than [...]

Complexity of the unexpected

by Mikhail Prokopenko, Centre for Complex Systems, University of Sydney Complex systems is a new approach to science, engineering and management that studies how [...]

Study shows best way to reduce energy consumption

By Fernando Bolaños, Science Writer We know adjusting the thermostat, using blinds, opening windows or using electronics such as a heater or air conditioning unit has an [...]

Frontiers in Built Environment publishes its first eBook

January 12, 2016

We are very proud to announce the publication of Frontiers in Built Environment‘s first eBook: “Critical Earthquake Response of Elastic-Plastic Structures Under [...]

Frontiers in Built Environment welcomes Prof Takewaki as Field Chief Editor

November 5, 2015

Frontiers in Built Environment is very pleased to announce Prof. Izuru Takewaki as the journal’s new Field Chief Editor. Based at Kyoto University, and currently [...]

Smart physics models for designing new glass compositions

October 8, 2015

Frontiers Science Hero: John Mauro from Frontiers on Vimeo. Frontiers Science Hero, John Mauro is Frontiers’ Chief Editor of Glass Science. He is also Senior Research [...]

In celebration of Programmer’s Day!

September 13, 2015

Today, the 256th day of the year, is Programmer’s day! The curious non-programmers might wonder, like I did, “Why day 256?”. The official answer is because the [...]

Celebrating Software Tester Day

September 9, 2015

By Mark Bettex Here at Frontiers, we do give names to our meeting rooms. Names of great scientists. Next to Marie Curie, there is a small one that is called Grace Hopper, [...]

Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day 2015!

In case, you missed it, System Administrator Appreciation Day was on Friday and being a technology-based company, we couldn’t let the day go by without celebrating. [...]

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