Millions have eye diseases destroying retina cells that convert light to electrical signals, often blocking an otherwise healthy vision path to the brain and causing blindness.

Revamping the health care system will involve more than politics and legislation. So engineers are now being asked to look at the issues.

Engineers say, one day, if you dent your car, just apply heat, and the metal may be able to heal itself.

A new football helmet warns about potential concussions. It's being used at colleges, including Virginia Tech, and will soon be available for anyone.

To find out what this winter's weather has in store for us, perhaps we should turn our eyes toward Siberia about now.

As the nation focuses on bridge upkeep, researchers are saying inexpensive wireless sensors could be used to alert when maintenance is needed.

Imagine a 23-foot long video wall, that provides a hundred times more detail than the best high-definition TV. It exists but, sorry, football fans, only for science now.

Surgeries like Vice President Cheney?s recent replacement of a battery in his heart monitoring device may be unnecessary if a new technology works.

D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have their own traffic management systems but, until last month, they didn?t connect.

Last week we told you about the possibility of a urine test for bladder cancer. Other researchers are working on a breath test for lung cancer.