John Toon is the Director of Research News at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen since the retreat of glaciers and arrival of humans about 13,000 y...
Researchers have made a new robot entirely of smaller robots known as “smarticles” to unlock the principles of a potentially new locomotion technique.
Consumer-grade internet of things (IoT) devices aren’t exactly known for having tight security practices. To save purchasers from finding that out the hard way, researchers have done secu...
Swarms of “micro-bristle-bots” could one day work together to sense environmental changes, move materials, or perhaps one day repair injuries inside the human body.
A system for environmental monitoring and precision agriculture takes a cue from the sloth - suggesting slow and energy-efficient can be better than fast and always needing a recharge.
An interface system with augmented reality technology could help people with profound motor impairments operate a humanoid robot to feed themselves and perform routine personal care tasks.
Side channel signals and bolts of lightning from distant storms could one day help prevent hackers from sabotaging electric power substations and other critical infrastructure, according ...
Consequences of global climate change—loss of Arctic sea ice and increased Eurasian snowfall—may make China’s severe winter air pollution problems worse.
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones.
People may trust robots too much for their own safety, especially in emergency situations, a new study suggests.
