Tech

Tech

COVID-19 victims could breathe easier with these innovations

Feared equipment shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted research teams to develop novel technologies to help oxygen-starved lungs.

Tech

Here’s one way to harvest water right out of the air

Need water but you have no access to rain, lakes or groundwater? Materials known as metal-organic frameworks could be used to slurp that water from the air, new data show.

Chemistry

Batteries should not burst into flames

Because lithium-ion batteries power modern life, they need to store a lot of energy. Now scientists are focusing on making them safer.

Tech

From buses to low-cost internet: Creative paths to online access

From loaner computers and ‘shared’ or reduced-cost internet, U.S. schools and companies are bringing the internet to social-distancing students.

Space

Before working on spacecraft, this engineer overcame self-doubt

Tiera Fletcher once dreamed of working on spacecraft. Gaining confidence helped her become an engineer who designs vehicles for moon or Mars travel.

Plants

Let’s learn about the future of food

Technology and a warming world will change what you eat and how it gets to your plate.

Space

Let’s learn about satellites

Satellites, from the moon to those that provide GPS, encircle the Earth. Learn more about them with this collection of stories.

Health & Medicine

New spray gel moves drugs deep to treat frostbite

New gel spray sends healing ingredients deep into frostbite injuries to promote healing.

Archaeology

3-D printing helps resurrect an ancient Egyptian mummy’s voice

A 3-D printed mold of a mummy’s vocal tract reveals what the mummy may sound like today.

Earth

Help for a world drowning in microplastics

Microplastic pollution in our oceans and lakes is a problem. Scientists are testing solutions — from more biodegradable recipes to nanotechnology.

Materials Science

Self-powered surface may evaluate table-tennis play

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology built a 'smart' surface on which to play table tennis. It can track the location, speed and direction of the ball.

Tech

Viewing virtual reality of icy landscapes may relieve pain

Traveling to polar vistas via virtual reality eased a temporary burning in the viewers’ skin. The same VR also lessened simulated chronic pain.