Experts are shocked with this Ancient Greek invention that could be the end of solar panels as we know: It produces energy ...

The most famous of these were the Archimedes' Screw (a device for raising water that is still used in crop irrigation and sewage treatment plants today) and Archimedes' principle of buoyancy.

Named for its inventor, the Greek mathematician Archimedes (237-212 BCE), the Archimedes screw is a device for raising water. Essentially, it is a large screw, open at both ends and encased lengthwise ...

STAR makes use of an ancient engineering device called an Archimedes screw, which allows the two "tillers" to turn in opposite directions, enabling the robot to move forward, backward and sideways.