Communications Engineering coverage across the Nature Portfolio

This fake raspberry allows researchers to train fruit-picking robots in the lab before field tests.

Some tissues need physical stimulation as they grow and robots could provide a realistic exercise routine.

Researchers have extracted absorbent materials from the succulent Agave sisalana for making local, low-cost period products.

A new method to separate out heavy water, and how smartphone data could help check the health of bridges.

Science is starting to recognize the movement to create mass-market products using local knowledge and materials to improve lives around the world.

An article in Communications Engineering describes an approach to understanding clinker phases during cement production, with potential to reduce waste during manufacturing.

Process turns out eggs with delectable texture and high nutritional value.

An article in Communications Engineering presents a robotic optical coherence tomography system that offers robust, flexible and automatic scanning of the surface of a full kidney for quality assessment prior to transplantation.

An article in Communications Engineering presents a technique for the 3D reconstruction of nanoscale objects that uses atomic force microscopy and a computer vision algorithm.

Scientists create textiles with just the right weave and yarn to keep biting insects at bay.

An article in Communications Engineering reports a 3D real-time magnetic particle scanner suitable for brain imaging at the patient’s bedside in intensive care units.

An article in Communications Engineering reports the development of menstrual pads made of a plant-based high-quality absorption material.

An aerial system can image objects submerged in either still or moving water.

An article in Communications Engineering reports the upcycling of waste plastics from vehicles into graphene that can be then used as an additive in foams for cars.

Next-generation wireless services will demand massive increases in data traffic, requiring access to signals at higher frequencies than are presently used. This would disrupt scientific research, but a savvy sharing protocol offers a fix.

An unconventional motor design allows a body scanner to guide a robotic device through precise manoeuvres.