A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide...

A novel encryption method devised by MIT researchers secures data used in online neural networks, without dramatically slowing their runtimes. This approach holds promise for...

"3D stretchable electronic" device can stretch, bend and twist without compromising electronic function. By stacking and connecting layers of stretchable circuits on top of one...

Rice University lab develops circuit-switching tech to help data centers recover from failures Anyone who has ever cursed a computer network as it slowed to...

Inside your home and office, low-voltage alternating current (AC) powers the lights, computers and electronic devices for everyday use. But when the electricity comes from...

The study, conducted at the University of Plymouth, compared how adults and children respond to an identical task when in the presence of both...

USC researchers have invented a device that could significantly improve care for people with hydrocephalus, a chronic condition that causes excessive fluid in the...

Star-shaped gold nanoparticles, coated with a semiconductor, can produce hydrogen from water over four times more efficiently than other methods—and could lead to better...

Nanosized magnetic particles called skyrmions are considered highly promising candidates for new data storage and information technologies. Now, physicists have revealed new behavior involving the...

Current technical limitations mean robots’ role will largely be confined to that of teaching assistants or tutors Robots can play an important role in the...