To estimate the weight of a rock, you pick it up. Is it rough, or smooth? You run a finger over it. We're constantly gathering information through our sense of touch, which is closely connected to how ...

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past ...

TAMPA, Fla. — How do you keep up with the growing traffic in Tampa Bay — while running out of room to build roads or add lanes? That’s where technology can help. Hillsborough County is now piloting ...

A kirigami-skinned soft robot powered by pneumatic muscles achieves crawling, steering and obstacle avoidance, advancing ...

Picture a robot controlled by micromotors so small and light that it suspends itself over water like a bug. With engineers at the University of Virginia, that’s now an achievable reality. With their ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other leaders said it makes sense to move NASA’s headquarters out of Washington D.C. and on to the Space Coast. During a press conference about the ...