A small improvement in the ability of clay to retain iodine-129 can make a big difference.

University of Utah electrical engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling.

With few notable exceptions, outdoor air is cleaner than indoor air.

Expensive, state-of-the-art medical devices and surgeries often are thwarted by the body’s natural response to tissue that appears foreign.

Researchers have found that low-micronaire cotton – one of the lowest-quality types of cotton – is most effective at picking up oil.

University of Delaware scientists have confirmed the presence of “spin” – a magnetic field generated by electrons.

Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants.

Working to advance biomass as a leading source for more efficient drop-in biofuels, bio-power and animal feed, a Kansas State University biochemical engineer will help lead new research as part of a national collaboration.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed a concept for roadway illumination called “Ecoluminance” to guide drivers through less familiar roundabouts.

A new method of manufacturing wind turbine blades, used in the capturing of energy that produces power, is expected to enable the construction of much larger wind turbines with higher efficiency and lower costs.

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) announced the teams that will study and identify key steps needed to extend and accelerate implementation of the emerging discipline of integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) in the automotive, aerospace/aircraft, and maritime industries.

In work supported by the Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society, researchers have taken a new look at an old, but seldom-used technique developed by the petroleum industry to recover oil…

When Adam Estelle graduated from the University of Arizona’s (UA) materials science and engineering program four years ago, he had no idea he would become involved in saving thousands of lives.

With nearly 55 million students, teachers and school staff about to return to elementary and secondary school classrooms, scientists recently described a new hand-held sensor…

Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT), is turning the term “power plant” on its head.