New technology enables hobbyists to build their own battery-free electronic devices that run with intermittent, harvested energy.

The approximately $4 million spacecraft, a smaller-than-usual type of satellite known as a "CubeSat," is as large as a "box of Cheerios".

Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free.

Exoform is a compact, customizable and semi-rigid wearable material with self-fusing edges for immediate, adjustable and repeatable use.

Researchers are developing artificial intelligence that could assess climate change tipping points and act as an early warning system.

The three-bedroom home has a corduroy-patterned exterior, rounded corners—and a cement poured from an industrial-sized toothpaste tube.

While the idea of hovering motor vehicles might once have been considered farfetched, it's certainly not the case today.

The English town of Milton Keynes now has another claim to fame—a trundling army of shopping delivery robots.

A new sensor can distinguish infectious viruses from noninfectious ones thanks to selective DNA fragments and sensitive nanopore technology.

Some engineers find inspiration in the mechanics of bird flight and the architecture of bee nests. Others think much smaller.

FY-3E is roughly the size of a pick-up truck and will cover the gap of coverage by existing satellites — approximately 20% of the globe.

Cleaning robots have evolved from disc-shaped vacuum cleaners found in homes to advanced models that can navigate complex spaces.

The size of a grain of sand, dispersed microfliers could monitor air pollution, airborne disease and environmental contamination.

To accelerate discoveries for cancer patients, we need new ways to bring together the different types of complex data we generate.

Researchers at Mount Sinai’s Light Health Research Center are developing new devices for delivering patients healthy doses of light.

Researchers have found a way to thwart facial recognition cameras using certain software-generated patterns and natural makeup techniques

For the hundreds of thousands of blind people in France, moving around in an urban environment can be synonymous with falls and stress.

Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.

The brain chemical oxytocin appears to make people feel full and reduce overeating. Can it encourage weight loss?

Scientists use 3D printer to produce microneedle vaccine patch that dissolves into the skin to boost immunity.