The 2017 winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics were announced today. One half of the … Read More → "Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to gravitational wave scientists"

By adapting a technology used to build electronic components, researchers at the … Read More → "Printable medication delivers several drugs in one dose"

A new species of hermit crab with feathery antennae has been discovered off the coast of Japan. What’s especially cool is that they use living corals as shells.

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Earth’s neighbor, while certainly inhospitable to humans, is … Read More → "NASA designed this low-tech rover to survive Venus"

The classic image of a robot is one clad … Read More → "3D-printable synthetic muscle is three times stronger than you"

The cold side of the pillow is one of … Read More → "The always-cold pillow is no longer a fever dream"

It’s still early days for nanotech, but new research from the California Institute of Technology is showcasing the tremendous potential of this pint-sized technology. A CalTech research … Read More → "Robots made from DNA could one day transport medicine inside your body"

Under the fresco-covered ceiling of a theatre in Pisa, Italy, the two-armed YuMi directed a program titled “A breath of hope: from the Stradivarius to the robot” for guests attending the first International Festival of Robotics. YuMi’s movements … Read More → "A robot conductor led a live orchestra performance"

What’s in a newborn brain? It’s a question we’re … Read More → "What’s in a face? If monkeys don’t see them as babies, they don’t know"

New research published in Nature is dramatically expanding—and altering—our understanding of how Jupiter’s … Read More → "New observations by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft are shaking up theories about Jupiter’s auroras"