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  As engineers begin to build tiny aircraft for tasks such as military-related surveillance and post-disaster search, they are turning to nature for inspiration. Conventional...

A pathway whereby bacteria communicate with each other has been discovered by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The discovery has important implications for...

Harvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can "smell" light, providing a potent new tool that could help researchers better understand the neural basis of...

  NASA's Human Research Program is all about risk reduction, finding ways to counter fatigue and mitigate radiation damage, among other potential issues in space...

Scientists in Hong Kong and the United States have mapped hundreds of thousands of DNA code variations spread across the genome of an unborn child...

Evan Hendrick, a mechanical engineering senior, demonstrated a bionic glove during the College of Engineering's Student Design Project Showcase held from 1 to 3:30 p.m....

TULANE (US)—Researchers have designed SafeSnip, an inexpensive device that could prevent millions of infection-related neonatal deaths in developing countries. The small plastic clamp cuts, seals,...

Researchers have developed device to detect microscopic signs of cancer, bombs and impure water. Both cancer cells and the chemicals used to make bombs can...

Biomimicry – technological innovation inspired by nature – is one of the hottest ideas in science but has yet to yield many practical advances. Time...

Some day, heart attack survivors might have a patch of laboratory-grown muscle placed in their heart, to replace areas that died during their attack. Children...

Claudia Mitchell, who lives in Ellicott City, is the fourth person — and first woman — to receive a “bionic” arm, which allows her to...