Tesla aims to cut production costs in half with its next-generation model that will be assembled at Giga Mexico. According to a physics engineer involved with Tesla, the EV maker will employ a new ...

Instead making complicated folds in sheet metal to give it strength, two architects simply inflate the space between sheet metal shapes. Thanks to a new welding robot in a new workshop, they can now ...

In what they hail as a “new frontier in materials,” engineers at Northeastern University have developed a new type of ceramic that can be fashioned into thin and complex shapes, opening up expansive ...

If you have built an older car, chances are you have had to deal with rusty floor pans. Sometimes you can get away with minimal patch work, but far too often the pans are completely wasted. Such was ...

This article was originally published by Autodesk's Redshift publication as "Haresh Lalvani on Biomimicry and Architecture That Designs Itself." It’s the holy grail for any biomimicry design futurist: ...

The English Wheel is a tool, some call it a machine, that allows a sheet of metal to be formed. It requires a skilled craftsman to use it, and although it is a time-consuming process, it can create a ...

There are a number of different ways to cut metal and most designs will require a combination of approaches. And an apron and goggles. There are a range of hands-on methods for cutting metal and ...