Engineering

Manufacturers are competing to minimize power consumption and refrigerants as the machines multiply

A prediction system undergoes testing as the U.S. West braces for another potentially devastating wildfire season

Made from microalgae and bacteria, the new substance can survive for three days without feeding. It could one day be used to build living garments, self-powered kitchen appliances or even window coverings that sequester carbon.

Seafood is often falsely labeled, but a handheld device can tell tuna from tilapia in seconds

Ransomware is steadily hitting harder. Could banks or subway systems be next?

Design, context and timing influence whether humans embrace a robot or reject it

When time began; superior bread baking

Optogenetics could aid vision, blood glucose, and more

Controversy surrounds the plan to cut the river’s massive levee in an attempt to save disappearing wetlands

Lethal gas fights crime, 1921; baby energy powers cleaning, 1871

New computer architecture in 1971; multistage rocket theory in 1921

Researchers decode spiders’ web-building behavior for application in future robots