Cheap sensors can help older stormwater infrastructure better deal with flooding and pollution.

The system monitors the bedroom for agonal breathing, alerts anyone nearby, and calls 911 if there is no response.

A new wearable electronic "tattoo" allows accurate, uninterrupted heart monitoring for days, researchers say.

Special light sources and sensors make it possible to see around corners, report computer vision researchers.

Study quantifies how much of Manhattan 10 taxis cover in a day — to better measure air pollution, traffic, and more.

Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.

A new algorithm helps robots sense their environment faster, which could help them better navigate our messy human workplaces.

With better sensors and inspiration from nature, drones and self-driving cars could detect and avoid objects more easily.

With some changes, a standard smartwatch can figure out when a wearer was typing on a keyboard, washing dishes, patting a dog, and more.

Currently, doctors palpate baby heads to detect extra pressure in the skull, but that can be inaccurate. Students have devised a new method.