The Energy Impact Center has open-sourced nuclear power plant blueprints in an attempt to encourage the adoption of eco-friendly nuclear energy.

This new technique allows a person to control their prosthetic hand precisely and in real-time by amplifying the nerve signals from their residual limb.

A drug company is using the blood plasma of coronavirus survivors to develop a treatment for those still battling the disease.

Researchers are solving big design challenges of hypersonic flight with a surprisingly small wind tunnel, and it could revolutionize commercial air travel.

The Gates Foundation is funding an at-home coronavirus testing project in Seattle, with the goal of testing thousands of people for COVID-19 daily.

At a growing number of “dementia villages,” staff members use reminiscence therapy to help seniors return to a time when they felt happy and safe.

New artificial intelligence systems can detect coronavirus infections far faster than human doctors and could help end the COVID-19 outbreak.

A Seattle hospital system has opened a drive-thru coronavirus clinic, a place where people can be tested for COVID-19 without leaving their cars.

These assistive devices are equipped with 360 cameras and eye-tracking technology to help those with mobility and speech impairments find independence.

To improve our understanding of how tornadoes form, researchers involved in the TORUS Project will send tech straight into supercell thunderstorms.

A study found that flying a small percentage of planes at slightly different altitudes could significantly decrease contrails, a global warming contributor.

A new, prototype artificial heart valve can adjust to a child’s growing body, potentially sparing them from multiple open-heart surgeries before adulthood.

A U.S. judge has ruled that safe injection sites, places where users can consume drugs under medical supervision, don’t violate federal drug laws.

With this new system that identifies candidates for criminal record clearance and even auto-fills forms, offenders don’t even need to apply.

A new study found that an electronic nose could be an improved screening tool for Barrett’s esophagus, a precursor to esophageal cancer.

Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault, also known as the “Doomsday” Vault, now contains more than one million varieties of seeds from across the globe.

We've come a long way since the first prosthetic leg, and "smart" limbs, equipped with computing capabilities and...

The World Bank sold pandemic bonds to address global health emergencies, but it has yet to release any of the money to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

Teams of computer scientists across the globe are working tirelessly to help track COVID-19 through the use of computer modeling and data dissemination.

Two musicians built an algorithm that could write every melody in the popular music range — and then released the melodies into the public domain.