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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1985, New Hampshire selected a group of teachers from across the state as finalists for NASA’s Teacher in Space program. Phil Browne from Goffstown High School was among them. “I had seen images ...