Traces of ancient civilizations and our prehistoric past...whole new galaxies aborning--and dying--before our eyes...new insights into the microscopic world of insects, the planet's ultimate survivors...peeks inside the gathering storms---these are among the discoveries that modern science is giving us. And making those discoveries possible: robotics, materials, optics, motors, software--and perhaps most important, sensors.
Those engineering components are the tools of discovery.
In this exclusive special report, Design News editors write on how technology is enabling archaeologists, astronomers, biologists, and climatologists to make the breakthrough discoveries that enrich our lives. And, as the editors report, those same tools have applications in many areas of design engineering, perhaps your own field.