A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

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Researchers built autonomous robots the size of salt grains—with onboard computers, sensors, and motors that think and swim ...

Scientists have created robots smaller than a grain of salt that can sense their surroundings, make decisions, and move ...

Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

The tiny atom, the basic building block of everything, is itself almost nothing, but atoms form a crossroads where science ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in ...

The brain of the robot is a tiny electronic computer that features a processor, memory and sensors, making it the first ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Building robots that operate independently at sizes below one millimeter is incredibly difficult,” says roboticist Marc ...