Knight Initiative researchers are investigating the detailed processes behind how the brain learns to control movement. Their discoveries may eventually lead to improved therapies for Parkinson's ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have announced an interesting invention: the “smallest on-chip motor in history.” ...

In a fruit fly, nerve cells that detect limb movement are silenced when the insect walks or grooms. This on-off switch may help the nervous system to shift between two states: one helps keep the body ...

A Chinese humanoid robot has become the first to perform the Webster flip, a difficult move once reserved for human gymnasts.

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair.