One young engineer devised a way to make bubbles sweep away the trash floating down a creek, like the one in her backyard.
The world’s most abundant natural polymer is finding all kinds of new uses, in everything from ice cream to construction.
Scientists bring Ice Age creatures to life with augmented reality. You can view these creatures in your own world on a smartphone.
The device not only produces electricity but also harvests water for drinking or crops. It could be especially useful in remote and dry parts of the world.
With special fibers that convert tiny vibrations to voltages, a new fabric senses sound. Someday, such fabrics could monitor the body or aid hearing.
Researchers are fashioning new materials to make clothes more comfortable and convenient.
New technology allows people to interact with virtual environments using just their facial expressions.
Scientists are using living cells and tissue as building blocks to make robots. These new machines challenge ideas about robots and life itself.
Quantum sensors like this one could monitor magma beneath volcanoes or uncover archaeological artifacts.