Targeting genes by the thousands

Inexpensive sensors could be worn by soldiers to detect hazardous chemical agents

Water-based material could be used to make artificial skin, longer-lasting contact lenses

New approach can dramatically change the extent to which optical devices scatter light

Just 40 light years from Earth, planets are best targets so far for search for extraterrestrial life

Spoken-language app makes meal logging easier, could aid weight loss

New technology could secure credit cards, key cards, and pallets of goods in warehouses

Technique could enable 3-D printing of cellular structures for tissue engineering

Scientists identify protein that allows brain cells to dampen their sensitivity

New technique allows tracking of gene expression over generations of cells as they specialize.

High-performance prototype means chipmakers could now start building optoelectronic chips

Instrument scans images 2,000 times faster than commercial models.

Mathematical modeling enables $100 depth sensor to approximate the measurements of a $100,000 piece of lab equipment

System that replaces human intuition with algorithms outperforms 615 of 906 human teams

Simple everyday phenomenon was unexplained by physics — until now