Networking, mentoring, funding opportunities and support for strong childcare and eldercare systems are promising tools to help American and Japanese women become leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a new report prepared for the National Science Foundation.

A new technology being developed by Jason Clark enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.

Suresh Garimella and colleagues have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.

A new type of heat pump being developed at Purdue University could allow residents in cold climates to cut their heating bills in half.