College students build a prosthetic arm for a young violinist
Bioengineering students make a prosthetic arm for a 10-year-old girl, born without a complete left arm, who longed to play the violin.
Pirates in movies are fun, but movie piracy hurts
Movie piracy doesn't just hurt wealthy movie studios. It also robs carpenters, electricians and other craftsmen and hurts economies.
Here’s why you should care about the weather in space
Solar storms can cause serious damage to electronic infrastructure on Earth. Scientists are working to improve forecasting for extreme space weather.
Couple donates bug collection worth millions — priceless to researchers
Two of the world’s foremost experts on insects are donating to a U.S. university their collection of insects, one of the world's largest and most important.
Modified mosquitoes may eliminate malaria
Scientists are able to fight malaria by genetically modifying the disease's carrier, mosquitoes.
Soon you might print a solution to a disaster
When a large-scale disaster happens, recovery could involve pressing “print” for food, replacement skin, maps and building material.
Tackling global health care: Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs
April 7 is World Health Day. David Shoultz of PATH says global health care solutions must consider demand, cost and design to be successful.
Still got it! World’s oldest spacewoman sets new record.
Peggy Whitson, the world's most experienced spacewoman, just spacewalked into history with her eighth mission outside the International Space Station.
NASA protects astronauts from sound that peels paint off the walls
Engineers simulate the roar of a space launch to test new rockets. NASA's mission to Mars goes through the Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility in Ohio.