Nvidia has open-sourced a medical-physics simulator that cuts surgical-robot training from 5 hours to under 2 minutes. Medtronic and J&J are already using it.

In this roundup of space news, we talk about sugar molecules in space, a call for volunteers for a simulated Moon/Mars mission and next steps for NASA's New Horizons probe.

The new focus on manned missions to the moon and Mars presents countless pressing challenges, including keeping humans alive in hostile environments. What happens when an astronaut or space tourist ...

Have you heard the rumor online that the Earth’s gravity will be turned off for 7 seconds this August 12th? If you have, don’t panic. This is not going to happen. The original conspiracy theory that ...

The mechanical behavior of electronic packages is an important consideration at each stage of the assembly process. Many packages are assembled in strip format, making strip warpage a critical ...

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Westinghouse has opened a full-sized replica of a control room at a new AP1000 Training Academy in Spain as the company prepares for the construction of 14 or more units across Europe in the coming ...

Abstract: Understanding human walking locomotion in reduced gravity could enhance astronaut mobility and improve the space exploration efficiency. However, existing studies often require high costs ...

What if gravity, the force that holds your feet to the ground and binds galaxies together, is much more than a fundamental law of nature? What if it’s actually the smoking-gun clue that suggests ...

What if gravity, the force that holds your feet to the ground and binds galaxies together, is much more than a fundamental law of nature? What if it’s actually the smoking-gun clue that suggests ...

It was quite a leap. Conspiracy theorists are being brought back down to Earth after NASA scientists debunked a wild claim that the space agency was hiding knowledge about an event that could result ...

The Trade Costs Trade Policy Simulator enables the configuration of up to two simultaneous shocks to model customized trade cost change scenarios. This version of the tool does not take tariff ...