Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers ...

A TRV-150 is calibrated while validating new and existing CUAS sensors to detect Group 2 and Group 3 UAS, Fort Drum, New York, September 2024. (Spc. Salvador Castro/U.S. Army) The Pentagon wants ...

Senior Research Leader and Deputy Director, Science and Emerging Technology, RAND Europe The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark’s plans to develop “the world’s most ...

Diamond quantum nanoprobes detect immune cell inflammation by sensing electric charge shifts, opening a new path for real-time single-cell monitoring in immunology and cancer research. (Nanowerk ...

A food-safe gelatin microneedle sensor pierces sealed packaging and changes color as food spoils, offering consumers a real-time alternative to static expiry dates. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Open a package ...

Evolution sounds like a straight climb toward better survival, but fossil records and genetic research show species sometimes lose traits or regain older ones when conditions shift. Scientists track ...

Winter driving is often a white-knuckle experience, primarily because of the dangers you cannot see. Black ice has a nasty habit of looking exactly like wet pavement right up until the moment your ...

A new study has found that wearable technology may be catching up to, or in some ways surpassing, standard care for cardiac event detection. “One of the most striking findings was the approximately ...

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments already listening to the Earth itself. By tapping into networks of ...

Abstract: This paper describes the use of multiple Infrared sensors to reconstruct a shape by detecting any changes in sensor displacement when there is an obstacle placed in front of the sensor.