Tiny living robots made from human cells could one day deliver medicine
Imagine tiny, living robots swimming through your body to deliver medicine right where it’s needed.
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are moving closer to making...
New affordable sensor system could track indoor air quality in real time
Most of us spend the vast majority of our lives indoors—close to 80% of our time.
Yet monitoring the quality of the air we breathe...
New compact camera captures 25 hidden colors beyond human vision
Digital cameras have long worked in the same way: they capture light in three color channels—red, green, and blue—just as the human eye does.
That’s...
Wind-powered tumbleweed rover could roll across Mars
Imagine exploring Mars not with a handful of expensive, heavy rovers, but with swarms of lightweight, wind-driven spheres rolling across the red planet like...
Why micro-LEDs could be the next big leap in screen technology
The glowing screens we use every day—from smartphones to televisions—are powered mostly by OLED technology, short for organic light-emitting diodes.
But another type of display,...
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome...
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in...
MIT engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics
Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon.
Because it’s a semiconductor, this material can control the flow of electricity in...
Pocket-sized printer can make origami sensors anywhere
Imagine being able to print a medical sensor or an agricultural device right where you need it—whether in a hospital, a farm, a disaster...
Engineers turn cardboard and soil into concrete alternative
Australian engineers have created a surprising new building material that could dramatically cut the environmental cost of construction.
By combining cardboard, soil, and water, they...
Scientists use diamonds to unlock next-generation quantum devices
Diamonds may be best known for their sparkle, but scientists are now showing that these gems could be just as valuable for powering the...