Scientists create microscopic DNA 'flower robots' that can deliver drugs, heal wounds and even clean the planet. Scientists ...

Researchers have combined DNA and inorganic materials to build a DNA-based robot that can act dynamically in response to its ...

The parasite that causes the deadly disease malaria is full of tiny crystals that constantly spin—a mystery for decades. New ...

Researchers believe that machines, acting collectively, can accomplish tasks that are difficult for individual robots.

Tiny particles are opening big doors for medicine, materials science, and even environmental cleanup. Across the world, scientists are racing to understand how these microscopic swimmers behave, ...

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

Scientists created shapeshifting DNA robots that react to acidity, opening paths to smart drug delivery, pollution cleanup, ...

A breakthrough in medical technology could soon change how sinus infections are treated. Scientists have created micro-robots for sinus infection treatment that can enter the nasal cavity, eliminate ...

US researchers create microscopic DNA “flowers” that mimic life, folding and unfolding to adapt and deliver medicine.

Stewart Mallory, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at Penn State, leads a research group that studies active matter, specifically the collective behavior of self-propelled ...

A bed of microscopic air bubbles to reduce drag, robots sorting through waste—a new generation of cruise ships is bringing ...