New Electronic Skin Could Help Prosthetic Limbs Feel Touch and Temperature
People using prosthetic limbs may one day be able to feel pressure, temperature and even differences between surfaces thanks to a new type of...
New 3D Printing Technology Creates Complex Objects in Just 7.5 Seconds
A new type of 3D printing could dramatically speed up the way tiny, complex objects are made.
Instead of slowly building an object one layer...
A Surprising Way to Make Rooms Feel Cooler Without Lowering the Thermostat
The temperature on the thermostat may not be the only thing determining whether a room feels too hot or too cold.
A new study suggests...
Scientists Develop Coconut Jet Fuel That Works in Existing Turbine Engines
Air travel may one day get a little greener thanks to an unlikely fuel source: coconuts.
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a biofuel...
MIT’s New Excavator Controller Could Help Beginners Dig Like Experts
Anyone who has struggled with an arcade claw machine knows that controlling a mechanical arm is not as easy as it looks.
Excavator operators face...
Mysterious Gravitational Waves May Be Echoes of Ancient Dark Stars
A faint gravitational-wave signal spreading across the universe may contain clues about mysterious stars that existed more than 13 billion years ago, according to...
New Smart Gel Can Switch Between Solid and Liquid on Demand
Scientists have created a "smart" gel that can change its physical state when exposed to light, heat or acid, potentially opening the door to...
Wearable Neck Fans Could Keep You Cool Without Cranking Up the AC
Tiny fans worn around the face or neck could help office workers stay comfortable while reducing the amount of energy buildings use for air...
Scientists Find New Way to Forecast Once-in-1,000-Year Weather Events
Scientists have developed a new way to estimate the risk of extremely rare weather events, including heat waves that might occur only once in...
New Flexible Screen Shines Brighter Than a Typical Smartphone
Scientists have developed a thin, flexible display that can shine several times brighter than a typical smartphone screen while using relatively little power.
The technology...
Ancient Roman Secret Could Make Modern Concrete Last 50% Longer
Ancient Roman buildings, bridges and aqueducts have survived for thousands of years, and scientists have long wondered why their concrete has proved so durable.
Now,...
A Millisecond Flash of Light Could Make Solar Materials Far More Powerful
A powerful flash of light lasting less than a millisecond could offer a new way to make materials that capture solar energy much more...
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Scientists predict new state of matter
Three scientists from the University of Chicago have run the numbers, and they believe there may be a way to make a material that...
From air to atoms: What happens when oxygen collides at near light speed?
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, is entering exciting new territory.
For the first time ever, the LHC...
Meteorites are ancient time capsules that reveal how our solar system was born
When a meteor flashes across the night sky, it’s more than a beautiful streak of light.
It’s a delivery from deep space—an ancient piece of...
Scientists create world’s best quantum bits
A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum...
Scientists achieve major milestone with world’s thinnest pixel detector
The Belle II project, based in Japan, is leading a global hunt for new phenomena in the field of particle physics.
This international project has...