All things could be part of the Internet of Things with new RFID system

Frying pans, pill bottles, yoga mats, coffee cups and countless other nonelectronic objects could be turned…

Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects

Chemical engineers have devised an alternative approach to synthesizing epoxides, a type of chemical that is…

Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumors

Single-cell sequencing reveals 25 subpopulations of myeloid cells, a poorly understood family of immune cells, in…

Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool

Scientists have designed a large-scale screen that efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined,…

Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive

Engineers have developed a tool to provide quantitative feedback on material quality, with particular applications in…

Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive

The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than…

Measurement of semiconductor material quality is now 100,000 times more sensitive

The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than…

NASA Demos CubeSat Laser Communications Capability

Two tiny satellites used lasers to communicate in a spontaneous experiment.

NASA Demos CubeSat Laser Communications Capability

Two tiny satellites used lasers to communicate in a spontaneous experiment.

NASA’s OCO-3 Measures How Plants Grow – and Glow

OCO-3's measurements of a dim glow from plants during photosynthesis may shine some new light on…