High-speed camera captures a water jet’s splashy impact as it pierces a droplet The results may help engineers develop a way to inject drugs without needles. August 18, 2021 Read full story →
Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat. August 16, 2021 Read full story →
Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear. August 11, 2021 Read full story →
System trains drones to fly around obstacles at high speeds New algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue. August 10, 2021 Read full story →
This touchy-feely glove senses and maps tactile stimuli The design could help restore motor function after stroke, enhance virtual gaming experiences. August 5, 2021 Read full story →
Geologists take Earth’s inner temperature using erupted sea glass The results could help scientists unravel the processes underlying plate tectonics. July 29, 2021 Read full story →
A new approach to preventing human-induced earthquakes Applied in the field, a new model reduced quakes from oil and gas processes; could help manage seismic events from carbon sequestration. July 28, 2021 Read full story →
What will happen to sediment plumes associated with deep-sea mining? Interest is growing in mining the ocean for valuable metals. A new study helps gauge the extent of the impact. July 27, 2021 Read full story →
“Magic-angle” trilayer graphene may be a rare, magnet-proof superconductor New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers. July 21, 2021 Read full story →
Study highlights long road toward gender parity in the geosciences Researchers find improvement in relative retention of women but predict decades of sustained effort are required to achieve gender parity. July 16, 2021 Read full story →
Asegun Henry has a big idea for tackling climate change: Store up the sun “This is the key, the linchpin that will set a lot of things in the right direction,” says the mechanical engineering professor. July 11, 2021 Read full story →
New clues to why there’s so little antimatter in the universe Radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena and might help physicists probe the violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature. July 7, 2021 Read full story →
Physicists observationally confirm Hawking’s black hole theorem for the first time Study offers evidence, based on gravitational waves, to show that the total area of a black hole’s event horizon can never decrease. July 1, 2021 Read full story →
Sweat-proof “smart skin” takes reliable vitals, even during workouts and spicy meals The design could lead to conformable wearable monitors to track skin cancer and other conditions. June 30, 2021 Read full story →
LIGO and Virgo detect rare mergers of black holes with neutron stars for the first time In a 3Q, Salvatore Vitale describes how gravitational-wave signals suggest black holes completely devoured their companion neutron stars. June 29, 2021 Read full story →