Human disease simulator lets scientists choose their own adventure

Scientists have developed a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox — called Lattice –that can simulate…

New strategy for eye condition could replace injections with eyedrops

A new compound potentially could offer an alternative to injections for the millions of people who…

Controlled burns help prevent wildfires; Climate change is limiting their use

Climate change means the American West will have 17% fewer safe days to light prescribed fires…

Lasers deflected using air

Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible…

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years

An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy…

Bioengineering breakthrough increases DNA detection sensitivity by 100 times

Researchers have pushed forward the boundaries of biomedical engineering one hundredfold with a new method for…

Study quantifies satellite brightness, challenges ground-based astronomy

The ability to have access to the Internet or use a mobile phone anywhere in the…

Wearable sensor to monitor 'last line of defense' antibiotic

Researchers have combined earlier work on  painless microneedles with nanoscale sensors to create a wearable sensor…

Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn

In the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of the universe’s earliest galaxies, the young galaxies…

Disaster-proofing sustainable neighborhoods requires thorough long-term planning

Engineers and scientists look at how thoughtful design can reduce a sustainably-designed neighborhood’s energy vulnerability during power disruptions,…