Technology

A new perspective in Light: Science & Applications is putting an ambitious idea at the center of vascular medicine: the...

A tiny molecular machine that can switch circularly polarized light on and off in response to mechanical force has been...

Radio antennas are usually treated as passive pieces of hardware: they transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, while separate electronics handle...

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) researchers have developed a striking new approach to urban cooling: small, 3D-printed ceramic cubes...

Artificial intelligence is becoming a routine partner in tasks that once demanded specialized expertise, from analyzing technical information to generating...

A newly published correction in Light: Science & Applications is drawing renewed attention to a remarkable question at the intersection...

Solar power is expanding rapidly, but the sun remains one of the grid’s most unpredictable suppliers. Clouds, seasonal shifts and...

Distributed energy resources (DERs), including rooftop solar panels and other customer-owned technologies, are rapidly transforming the way electricity moves through...

Apheresis, a blood-cleansing treatment developed primarily for patients with severe, treatment-resistant cholesterol disorders, may also remove certain persistent environmental pollutants,...

A correction published in Light: Science & Applications has brought renewed attention to an unusual approach to solar-energy research: harvesting...

Methane is one of the most abundant carbon-containing molecules on Earth, yet converting it into useful chemicals remains a formidable...

Modern photonic chips are already capable of performing remarkable optical tasks on surfaces smaller than a fingernail, but a new...

Plantar pressure mapping, a technology used to reveal how forces move across the underside of the foot, could soon become...

ARLINGTON, Va.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) marked its 80th anniversary with a celebration at the Pentagon, highlighting how decades...

South America’s rivers may begin far above the ground. A new study examining the continent’s “aerial rivers” reveals how corridors...

Georgia Tech to Lead National Cloud Laboratory That Could Transform Materials Discovery The next breakthrough material may no longer require...

Necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, remains one of the most devastating gastrointestinal emergencies in premature infants, capable of progressing from intestinal...

A new global assessment is turning the world’s mobile phone networks into a map of climate risk. Researchers E.J. Oughton,...

USC researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that creates detailed maps showing how individual regions of the human brain...

For decades, crop breeding has focused on the visible organism: larger seeds, stronger stems, faster growth, resistance to pathogens and...