Grants fund studies of honeybee tracking, glass building materials, and defining excellence in human movement.

Increased tagging of fish, seals, birds, and other animals can help fill key data gaps in understanding the world's changing climate.

A new fabric packs a deadly heat to kill viruses but without burning skin. It could change the way we make and use PPE, researchers say.

A new wearable device uses touch to direct the wearer. It could help in navigation or be useful for people with vision or hearing problems.

Fitbits fall short when it comes to accurately measuring sleep, but they perform well in capturing circadian rhythms, researchers say.

Developed by MIT researchers, BrightMarkers are invisible fluorescent tags embedded in physical objects to enhance motion tracking, virtual reality, and object detection.

A GPS wildlife tracker that uses an animal's own movements solves a problem faced by biologists seeking to track wild animals for years: dead batteries.

Fewer than 1 in 4 people with heart disease use wearable heath trackers. Is it time to start having insurance pay for them?

An electronic tattoo that attaches to the chest and has a battery the size of a penny could provide continuous heart monitoring.

A soft, breathable, stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person's skin could one day allow for long-term health monitoring.