The secret sensory life of plants: researchers are discovering how they see, hear, feel – and even remember

Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a ...

Scientists Shrink a Lab Spectrometer to the Size of a Grain of Sand

A new chip-scale spectrometer challenges the long-standing reliance on bulky optical systems by replacing physical light ...

This shrimp-inspired camera sees hidden cancer spread and could transform how surgeons remove lymph nodes

Researchers have developed a compact camera that captures ultraviolet, near-infrared, and visible images using a single chip. Inspired by the multiwavelength vision capability of the mantis shrimp, ...