Surfaces that grip like gecko feet could be easily mass-produced

The science behind sticky gecko’s feet lets gecko adhesion materials pick up about anything. But cost-effective…

Middle age may be much more stressful now than in the '90s

A new study found that life may be more stressful now than it was in the…

Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry — new hardware could curb its appetite

A team of engineers has created hardware that can learn skills using a type of AI…

Carbon footprint hotspots: Mapping China's export-driven emissions

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted just how reliant the United States and other countries are on…

NASA CubeSat Mission to Gather Vital Space Weather Data

NASA has selected a new pathfinding CubeSat mission to gather data not collected since the agency…

Satellites for NASA funded AERO-VISTA mission to be built by NanoAvionics

Satellites for NASA funded AERO-VISTA mission to be built by NanoAvionics Click here for…

Rediscovering a path to the Milky Way through archaeology

We’re standing on a roadside at the edge of a muddy expanse. While I’m wearing rubber…

COVID-19 era offers proving ground for new business models—for better or worse

Jerry Davis is a professor at the Ross School of Business, where he also serves as…

The cost of space debris

With hundreds of satellites launched every year, in-space collisions and the creation of fast-moving fragments of…

Breaking the blur barrier: Working around super-resolution imaging's glitches

Medical researchers face a hurdle when studying cells under an optical microscope—the laws of physics. Obtaining…