Nature was under the microscope at Dillon State Park to learn about the natural world with a zoomed-in perspective. Park naturalist Michael Durst showcased a video microscope that can be found at the ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in ...

No, a point-and-shoot camera isn’t going to get the same pro results as a mirrorless camera with a good macro lens. A ...

Crimson red ladybug spider with surprising scientific characteristics has been discovered in Morocco and named Eresus ...

A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before.

Powered by light, the robots carry computers and can move in complex patterns, say Penn Engineering and University of ...

Tiny robots smaller than cells can swim, sense surroundings, and decode temperature through miniature dance-like movements ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

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Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Michigan have created the world's smallest autonomous and programmable robots. Each measuring about 200 micrometers wide – ...

A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.