Using a 3D printer, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed synthetic "bio-bots" about seven millimeters long that are powered by embedded cardiac cells that give them the ability to "walk" on their own.
How do you make a train more awesome?
The Detroit automaker will soon debut its first all-electric vehicle, a fast-charging vehicle that also rides well.
Flexible photovoltaics made of carbon promise low cost and durability, if their performance can be improved.
Developed as part of the "Resilient Tunnel Project," the plugs are actually enormous balloon-like capsules, according to a department press release. When filled with air or 35,000 gallons of water, the plugs measure 32 feet by 16 feet. Unfilled, th
Not much--yet. Before we move to mining's final frontier, we'll have to fill in some gaps. Here's a visualized look at what we do know, and what we're lacking.
These crystalline compounds soak up CO2 like sponges.
Flexible photovoltaics made of carbon promise low cost and durability, if their performance can be improved.
This morning, Hostess brands, which makes some of America's most iconic snack foods, was forced to close its operations.
A new analysis of photographs of Albert Einstein's brain has revealed special features that could be what gave him his amazing smarts.
"Doing ayahuasca, I tell you, the visions that I got were so traumatic that I didn't want to believe them. But I was also able to deal with them and fill that void that I was always using drugs to try to fill. That one huge void was filled. I felt
Two years prior to the saliva collection, the researchers conducted a detailed survey of the patients' demographic and behavioral factors, providing a unique opportunity to address questions of telomere epidemiology and aging.
Does a Harvard Neuroscientist’s Experience Prove that the Soul Is Real? Or that Even a Scientist Can Fool Himself?
Heart failure is a relatively common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the risk is even higher in those patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab (Herceptin), Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the current issue of the J
Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child's IQ, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford...
A gene so powerful it nearly triples the risk of Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by an international team including researchers from Mayo Clinic.
A new artificial lens designed to mimic the optic properties of the human eye could lead to better contact lenses and improved surveillance technology, scientists say.
"Is evolution predictable? To a surprising extent the answer is yes," said senior researcher Peter Andolfatto, an assistant professor in Princeton's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Geno
is a fast and efficient circuit breaker for high-voltage direct-current (DC) power lines, a device that has eluded technologists for 100 years. The breaker makes it possible to join high-voltage DC transmission lines to form a resilient power grid.
Scientists have theorized that paper-thin composite nanomaterials could stop bullets just as effectively as heavy weight body armor, but progress has been hampered by their inability to reliably test such materials against projectile impacts.
Talk about your theory of relativity.
Forget Harry Potter, wizards and witches – this one’s for real. Scientists claim to have developed materials that can now perfectly reflect the background, in effect acting as an invisibility cloak.
The ability to send entangled photons to the ISS would be a stepping stone to a global quantum internet and could test the link between quantum mechanics and relativity
An ultrathin electrode spun from a single carbon fiber can record neurons in living animals.
This material is 100 times lighter than styrofoam--but it's also really strong!
From iron to superconductors, materials' greatest hits.
A man who is paralysed from the trunk down has recovered the ability to stand and move his legs unaided thanks to training with an electrical implant. A 16-electrode array implanted into the lower region of his spinal cord, which stimulated spi
Now put yourself in Mackey’s place. You’re 28. You’re a beautiful young woman. You’re faced with a horrific, almost certainly fatal diagnosis. Your life is likely to be measured in months—possibly even weeks—rather than the decades more 28-year-olds
Identical twins may not be so identical after all. Even though identical twins supposedly share all of their DNA, they acquire hundreds of genetic changes early in development that could set them on different paths, according to new research.
Star formation is now 30 times lower than at its peak 11 billion years ago.
