Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it. Many human ...

Many human inventions are based on things found in nature. Velcro was inspired by the burrs a Swiss engineer found on himself and his dog, airplane wings by birds in flight. A new study of elephant ...

Tactile sensing is rapidly emerging as a critical foundation for next-generation applications across consumer electronics, robotics, automation, healthcare, manufacturing, and immersive technologies ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Jan. 28, 1986, Tanna Nicely joined millions of Americans watching social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe lift off aboard the Space Shuttle "Challenger." 73 seconds later, the ...