Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine "soft yarn" actuator fiber capable of bending, contracting, and producing complex ...

Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

GA, UNITED STATES, February 4, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Achieving precise and predictable motion remains a persistent challenge for microelectromechanical systems ...

Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% last year after ...

There’s no easy shortcut to raising reading scores, a panel of experts told lawmakers during a congressional hearing on the “science of reading” on Tuesday. As the movement to align literacy ...

American scientists spent much of 2025 in shock. The Trump administration cancelled thousands of grants and withheld billions of dollars from researchers. Labs were forced to close their doors as they ...

A Dalai Lama once said that our prime purpose in this life is to help others – and he may have been right. Scientists have found that having a positive impact on other people seems to be a key element ...

Re “If Science Keeps Changing, Why Trust It?,” by Elay Shech (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 7): Professor Shech offers a thoughtful argument for what he calls “disciplined trust” in science, a position ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on scientists and scientific research. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers ...