EPFL's robotic appendage features fingers that bend both ways and is designed to retrieve objects from spaces too hazardous ...

With up to six fingers that can bend in multiple directions, the innovative tool could one day be used to carry out tasks in ...

It’s happening in Mandarin Chinese as well, with the new character X也, which combines the Roman letter X with an element that ...

The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, that would look like holding a ball in your palm while simultaneously ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...

That's the ethos behind Vaonis's Hestia. It's not a smart telescope, or even a normal telescope. Think of it as a lens to ...

Wind chills over the weekend in North Texas could reach as low as -10 degrees, which would be “life-threatening” for people ...

The late artist’s playful “functional sculptures” nod to second-wave feminism, but make a broader statement about resistance ...

Greenland's strategic location makes it a focal point if there were to be a nuclear conflict involving Russia, China and the ...

Statists denounce self defense as “vigilantism,” declaring that only the “defense” services provided by the state are ...

Recreating the industrious world of the Shakers wasn’t just movie magic—it required conservators, curators and artisans ...

The human hand is often hailed as the “pinnacle of dexterity”, but there’s always room for improvement. In a new study, ...