Technically speaking, an engine is a device that converts some form of energy into mechanical energy. Taking that definition ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and ...

A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity ...

Microscopic parasitic worms use static electricity to pull themselves toward flying insects, turning physics into a powerful ...

The world’s first all-optical radio runs on laser light, not electricity, opening new possibilities for stealth sensors and ...

Electrons in graphene just broke their own sound barrier. Scientists created a controllable electronic shockwave inside a ...

Imagine a world without the glow of your screen, the hum of your fridge, or the instant communication across continents.

Living up to its name, University of Washington spin-off company ZAP Energy's Century system is developing fusion power ...

When doctors review brain scans, each detail of the picture—each pixel or voxel—must be painstakingly labeled. The cerebral ...

Like the novel, del Toro’s Frankenstein starts with a frame story set in the Arctic. A ship on an expedition to the North ...

A prototyping problem is emerging in today’s efforts to electrify everything. What works as a lab-bench mockup breaks in ...