Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

Converting wave motion into electricity holds enormous potential as a renewable energy source, but a lack of standardized prototyping is holding back technological development. A research team led by ...

As drug development becomes more complex, so do the demands for accurate, reproducible bioanalytical data to prove their safety and efficacy. Method validation ensures the reliability of ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Detecting microplastics and identifying plant stress at an early stage -- this and much more can now be done thanks to a new method based on near-infrared light measurements. It is inexpensive and ...