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.

The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability.

Living cells are highly organized, yet they are not assembled using rigid blueprints or by following a predetermined plan.

Experts recommend you rotate your tires every 4,000 to 8,000 miles. While most drivers tend to stay on top of regular maintenance, there are a few important procedures they may overlook. Getting an ...

Experts recommend you rotate your tires every 4,000 to 8,000 miles. While most drivers tend to stay on top of regular maintenance, there are a few important procedures they may overlook. Getting an ...

Astronomers have observed enormous filaments of galaxies tied together with dark matter — the stuff scientists believe makes up 85 percent of the total mass of the universe — stretching across ...

Astronomers have spotted what is likely the "largest spinning object" ever discovered, and its rotation could hold important clues about how galaxies develop. The whirling structure, located 140 ...

Rotating bodies often move in surprising ways with flips and wobbles that reveal the hidden rules of physics. Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw ends his career unaware at first that he won the World ...

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in strange, almost living ways. These odd materials can twist instead of stretch, ...

Shannon Pruden receives funding from National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development and National Science Foundation. Karinna Rodriguez does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...