How the electric power system we take for granted came to...
Buildings at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, illuminated by George Westinghouse’s alternating current.
Field Museum Library/Wikipedia, CC BY
Jay Apt, Carnegie Mellon University
Many experts...
Could mRNA offer a path towards universal flu vaccines?
How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges, and how mRNA could offer a promising solution
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington
To...
50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside...
50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside a living skull – thanks to an eccentric engineer at the Beatles’ record company
Edmund...
Bionic pancreas improves type 1 diabetes management compared to standard insulin...
Next-generation technology maintains blood glucose levels by automatically delivering insulin.
US National Institutes of Health
A device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology...
Diabetic foot wounds kill millions, but high-tech solutions and teamwork are...
David G. Armstrong, University of Southern California
What if someone told you that there’s a disease you could catch where you couldn’t feel any symptoms...
The winds of change coming to US shores
US approves its first big offshore wind farm, near Martha's Vineyard – it’s a breakthrough for the industry
Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts Amherst and...
Time to upgrade Americas energy distribution technology
The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it
James D. McCalley, Iowa State University
Many kinds...
New Satellite Will Track Rising Oceans Into 2030
This article is re-printed from an article on NASA.gov
Earth's climate is changing, and the study of oceans is vital to understanding the effects of...
Perseverance is the first of a new class of Mars explorers
Bringing Mars rocks back to Earth: On Feb. 18, Perseverance Rover landed safely on Mars – a lead scientist explains the tech and goals
Jim...
What is Novichok? A neurotoxicologist explains
William Atchison, Michigan State University
The German government has announced that toxicology tests proved that the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok,...
