Pump powers soft robots, makes cocktails

Over the past several years, researchers have been developing soft analogues of traditionally rigid robotic components.…

Revolutionary self-sensing electric artificial muscles

Researchers have made groundbreaking advancements in bionics with the development of a new electric variable-stiffness artificial…

A neurobehavioral signature of risk for mania

Mania, in which mood and energy level are extremely elevated for at least a week, and…

Reinventing cosmology: New research puts age of universe at 26.7 — not 13.7 — billion years

Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that…

Record-breaking team of citizen scientists contribute data on pinwheel galaxy supernova

Citizen scientists have set a new record for the SETI Institute and Unistellar, comprising the highest…

Carbon taxes that focus on luxury consumption are fairer than those that tax all emissions equally

Not all carbon emissions are made for the same reason — they range from more essential…

Thermal cloak passively keeps electric vehicles cool in the summer and warm in the winter

When an electric vehicle is parked outside, its temperature can swing wildly from day to night…

Evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale

Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale. …

Making headway in precision therapeutics with novel fully organic bioelectronic device

Researchers have announced that they have developed the first stand-alone, conformable, fully organic bioelectronic device that…

Next-generation flow battery design sets records

A new flow battery design achieves long life and capacity for grid energy storage from renewable…