“How does it ‘feel’ to interact behaviorally with a machine?” To answer that question, scientists created a virtual partner that can elicit emotional responses from its human partner in real-time.

New lab is one of four augmented human research labs in the world and the only one in North America

A metal-foam compound developed by Professor Rob Shepherd's engineering group displays shape memory and the ability to self-heal through reheating

New class of robots can be controlled in a less invasive way through the use of light

Discovery could lead to significant advances in health care, transportation, electronic communication, and other areas.

The future of prosthetic touch resolution: Mimicking touch.

“Imagine what else could we learn if the vehicle was constantly triggering new missions based on real-time information?”

The model, presented in the journal eLife, uses an approach that could lead to accurate predictions of the interactions between novel drugs and their targets, helping to reduce the cost of drug discovery

The Phoenix is lightweight, has two motors at the hips, and electrically controlled tension settings

Learn how these tiny machines may revolutionize the future in the American Chemical Society video