Scientists have developed a way to use magnetic materials for data storage that is about 50 times faster than previous attempts. The record-breaking accomplishment could...

Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything from consumer electronics to big data to brain-inspired computing could soon be on the way...

Researchers have developed a chip that is powered wirelessly and can be surgically implanted to read neural signals and stimulate the brain with both...

Researchers have developed an ultrathin pressure sensor that can be attached directly to the skin. It can measure how fingers interact with objects to produce...

Northwestern University researchers have developed a highly effective, environmentally friendly method for converting ammonia into hydrogen. Outlined in a recent publication in the journal Joule,...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are widely used in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and grid-scale energy storage systems. Safety of Li-ion batteries, however, has been called...

A new kind of radar could make it possible for self-driving cars to navigate safely in bad weather. Electrical engineers at the University of California...

Using quantum tunneling, scientists have developed self-powered sensors that can run for more than a year. Shantanu Chakrabartty's laboratory has been working to create sensors...

Just about every seven years, game console makers—namely, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, as of the past two decades—hit the reset button on their audience...

Even with decades of unprecedented development in computational power, the human brain still holds many advantages over modern computing technologies. Our brains are extremely efficient...

In a groundbreaking study, a group of University of Chicago scientists announced they were able to turn IBM’s largest quantum computer into a quantum...

It’s not a stretch to say that stretchable sensors could change the way soft robots function and feel. In fact, they will be able to...