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The agency is testing an advanced space wireless network and a parachute device for returning small spacecraft to Earth.

Emirates is now using cutting-edge 3D printing technology to manufacture components for its aircraft cabins. The airline is partnering with 3D Systems and UUDS.

No other wireless network — including Bluetooth, ZigBee and WiMax — has made a breakthrough in data transmission speeds as significant as that exemplified by Li-Fi.

An entrepreneur is using virtual reality to help Chinese families honor their deceased loved ones.

What if something could be created that could “trick” machines into thinking they were “seeing” something else?

The new SpotMini is an adorable robot dog coming soon from Boston Dynamics.

Visually impaired Disney Resort visitors could soon experience the theme parks’ spectacular fireworks – courtesy of a haptic interface under development at Disney Research.

Dartmouth College researchers have developed an economical 3D printing method for strengthening WiFi signals without buying a booster.

Ford has created a mechanical “Robutt”  to simulate 10 years of getting into and out of automobiles.

In addition to facilitating human interactions with computers, direct mind links with computing devices could enhance cognitive functions such as memory and the speed of thought processing.

A new AR flight simulator app allows a user wearing Epson's Moverio smart glasses to fly a virtual 3D drone in the real world.

A group of engineering undergraduates at McMaster University in Canada has won the award for their low-cost, non-invasive melanoma detection device.

Using VR headsets and drawing on advancements in AI and deep reinforcement learning, a team from UC Berkeley can teach a task to an industrial robot in the same way one might move the arms of a puppet.

MantaDroid offers a promising alternative to traditional propeller-based thrusters used in conventional AUVs.

A new finding from researchers at MIT might turn that expression on its head, providing a way to get the two substances to mix and remain stable for a long period of time. The process may find applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and processed foods, among other areas.

A group of researchers at the University of Chalmers in Sweden have developed, for the first time, a flexible terahertz detector using graphene transistors on plastic material substrates. The development can be used in applications that require flexible electronics, sensor networks and wearable devices.

A software algorithm speeds the 3D printing process by anticipating and correcting for machine vibrations.