High-powered satellites use electromagnetic waveguides to deliver energy from one component to another. Typically, they are ...

These could be the stuff of nightmares — if they weren’t so damn cute. Scientists at the University of Washington have developed adorable little electronic “microfliers,” the size of a postage stamp, ...

University of Washington scientists have built a battery-free flying robot that stabilizes its descent by changing shape in mid-air—a design that was inspired by origami, according to a recent paper ...

Small robotic devices have been developed by researchers at the University of Washington that can modify the way they fly through the air by folding themselves into a more compact form while they are ...

NASA has joined forces with an origami expert to meld art and technology in the creation of foldable solar structures that could one day go into space. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...