SAP unveils big push into French tech start-ups

Europe's biggest software company SAP on Monday said it will spend up to two billion euros…

Inverse-design approach leads to metadevices

Imagine wafer-thin eyeglasses or a smartphone camera so small it is invisible to the naked eye.

3-D printing improves cell adhesion and strength of PDMS polymer

Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts from molding, casting and spin…

Big energy savings: Researchers build the world’s smallest electro-optic modulator

Researchers at Oregon State University have designed and fabricated the world's smallest electro-optic modulator, which could…

Small hydroelectric dams increase globally with little research, regulations

Hydropower dams may conjure images of the massive Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state or the…

Ancient rice heralds a new future for rice production

Growing in crocodile infested billabongs in the remote North of the country, Australia's wild rice has…

Feedback enhances brainwave control of a novel hand-exoskeleton

Scientists are developing a lightweight and portable hand exoskeleton that can be controlled with brainwaves. The…

A new approach to rechargeable batteries

A new battery technology, based on a metal-mesh membrane and electrodes made of molten sodium, could…

Marijuana use does not lower chances of getting pregnant

Marijuana use -- by either men or women -- does not appear to lower a couple's…

Sound waves used to advance optical communication

Researchers have demonstrated that sound waves can be used to produce ultraminiature optical diodes that are…