Paralyzed man hails 'feat' of walking again with robot exoskeleton

The French tetraplegic man who has been able to walk again using a pioneering four-limb robotic…

Revamped crew scheduling model cuts airline delays by as much as 30%

Delays and disruptions in airline operations annually result in billions of dollars of additional costs to…

Traffic experts, parents don't always see eye to eye on safe cycling routes for children

Parents often disagree with transportation experts over what streets are safe for children to ride bikes,…

Scientists observe year-long plateaus in decline of type Ia supernova light curves

A team of scientists have discovered that the fading of infrared light following Type Ia supernovae…

Electrode-fitted microscope points to better designed devices that make fuel from sunlight

Using an atomic-force microscope fitted with an electrode tip 1,000 times smaller than a human hair,…

New study is 'chilling commentary' on future of antibiotics

The health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the…

Histone modifications are the influencers of zygotic genome awakening

Scientists have observed changes to the gene-regulating factors during zebrafish development and discovered that modifications to…

Axion particle spotted in solid-state crystal

Scientists have spotted a famously elusive particle: The axion – first predicted 42 years ago as…

Surprise contributor to multiple sclerosis

The discovery suggests new avenues for devising treatments and is a vital step toward finding a…

Soft robot programmed to move like an inchworm

Researchers have created a miniature robot that can crawl with inchworm-like motion. The underlying technology could…