From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of ...

This easy-to-build walking reindeer can be constructed with only a bow motor, battery, wires, and a few other parts.

Build festive decorations using Arduino and Raspberry Pi with these five creative holiday projects and video tutorials ...

However, it is crucial for students to get better learning opportunities to interact with and build physical systems. There is a wide range of exciting applications in agriculture, transportation, ...

The Center for Scientific Integrity — the non-profit organization that runs Retraction Watch — has launched a project aimed at rounding up flawed and fake medical-research papers and neutralizing ...

Tens of millions of dollars in NSF grants have been slashed, and scientists fear the US is about to lose a generation of climate researchers. This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s "America ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The federal government spends a lot of money on scientific research and projects, but even so, it can’t do everything without a little ...