$550 dock turns a smartphone into a medical labThe portable device can analyze blood, urine and saliva samples.By R. England, 08.15.2017
Nanofiber film could lead to electronic skinIt's very conductive, very transparent, and importantly... very cheap.By J. Fingas, 06.13.2016
Get streaming video of your innards using ultrasoundFor when there's nothing else on Netflix.By D. Lumb, 04.15.2016
ICYMI: A space-based full service stop, bat drone and moreDARPA wants to create robotic servicing vehicles to inspect and fix satellites. By K. Davis, 03.30.2016
Scientists push a record 57Gbps through fiber optic lines (update)The limits on data transmission were just broken again.By J. Fingas, 03.24.2016
This color-changing polymer warns of tiny damage you can't seeThe material houses microscopic color-changing capsules that turn red for cracks and damage invisible to the human eye.By M. Smith, 01.18.2016
Camera inspired by insect eyes can see 180 degrees, has almost infinite depth of fieldBy T. O'Brien, 05.02.2013
Universities inject neuron-sized LEDs to stimulate brains without a burden (video)By J. Fingas, 04.18.2013
Tiny lithium-ion battery recharges 1000x faster than rival tech, could shrink mobile devicesBy A. Santos, 04.17.2013
University of Illinois' Blue Waters supercomputer now running around the clockBy A. Santos, 03.29.2013
Researchers print biometric sensors directly on skin, make wearable health monitors more durableBy M. Gorman, 03.11.2013
Stretchable, serpentine lithium-ion battery works at three times its usual sizeBy J. Fingas, 02.27.2013
John Rogers returns with a silicon-silk circuit that dissolves inside your bodyBy D. Cooper, 09.28.2012
Engineer Guy shows how a phone accelerometer works, knows what's up and sideways (video)By J. Fingas, 05.22.2012