Abstract: Joint stiffness control is essential for safe and compliant human–robot interaction in rehabilitation exoskeletons. Variable stiffness actuators (VSAs), with controllable physical stiffness, ...

Allowing students to take control of scientific investigations helps them feel like they are “doing” science, rather than science just being something that they learn about. Developing the confidence ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

This is the fifth installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Any Brown student can schedule an appointment with Student Health Services to review various ...

Abstract: This article proposes a pulse width modulation (PWM)-controlled variable inertance and variable damping device (VIVD) that allows for nearly continuous adjustment of the equivalent inertance ...

A new pill called baxdrostat may offer hope for people whose blood pressure stays high even after taking standard medications. In a recent study, the drug lowered blood pressure and also seemed to ...

Jinke Tang, a professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been named director of the UW Science Institute. Tang has served as department head for the past eight ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s it. For decades ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Thursday that will give him and whomever he appoints unprecedented control over who and what projects receive what type of scientific funding ...

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. The order requires that any announcement of ...