Vacuum technology will be crucial to the success of many large experiments of the future. Joe Herbert outlines some common challenges faced by scientists. The LHC tunnel The next generation of ...

I’m a scientist in nanotechnology and a professor at Lund University in Sweden. I’ve been working with nanotechnology since 1988, and for the past four years I’ve been the director-general at the ...

Robot vacuums can navigate your home, sweeping up dirt while avoiding falling down stairs. How do they find their way? Appliance Science looks at the science of robot navigation. Richard Baguley has ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Outer space is a vast nothingness. It’s not a perfect vacuum—as ...

A special 'suitcase under ultrahigh vacuum conditions,' created by researchers in Japan, will enable researchers to securely transport air-sensitive scientific samples from one advanced laboratory ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It is often said that you can’t get something for nothing, but a ...

A team of researchers demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum cleaners can be remotely hacked to act as microphones. A team of researchers demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum ...

Sure, your vacuum cleaner might not need a bag anymore, but you're probably still cleaning or replacing its filter every now and then to make sure you're sucking up as much dirt as possible. You ...

Editor’s Note December 12, 2025: We’ll soon be testing the C10 Robot Vacuum from Eufy as a potential best vacuum-only option. We plan to put this model through the same rigorous testing as we have ...