New cell-scale robots can sense their environment, compute decisions, and move independently without magnetic or ultrasonic control systems.

Once swallowed, stomach fluids break down the coating within minutes, releasing both the drug and the antenna. The antenna ...

A solar-powered water filter removes contaminants smaller than viruses without clogging or needing pumps, exploiting ...

Flexible, non-toxic hydrogel batteries could power soft, wearable and implantable electronics, according to a study.

Researchers have succeeded in developing the smallest fully autonomous robot in history. It measures less than 1 millimeter and can swim underwater for months powered only by light.

Carbon fiber (CF) has attained somewhat of a near-mystical appeal in consumer marketing, with it being praised for being stronger than steel while simultaneously being extremely lightweight. This ...

A new MIT-designed smart pill can quietly signal when it’s been swallowed, helping doctors ensure medications aren’t missed.

The pace of innovation in advanced packaging is rewriting the rules that IC and package teams have relied on for decades.

Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and nontoxic, while still powerful enough ...

A team from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan has built the tiniest programmable, self-driving robots ever made—microscopic ...

Reconfigurable structures that can repeatedly change their three-dimensional shape without manual intervention represent a ...

An innovative arrangement employing diverse electronic and optical principles and components leads to precision frequency within the terahertz band.