Why skin may be key to better robots

A new study quantifies the cost of bias: 6,500 missed opportunities

Men are granted more biomedical patents—but women are more likely to come up with ideas that support women’s health. Read More

Pfizer BioNTech vaccine may be effective against fast-spreading COVID-19 variants, study says

The vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE may offer some protection against a mutation in the new fast-spreading variants of the coronavirus that have emerged from the U.K. and South Africa, according to a recent study. The study, by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch and supported by Pfizer and BioNTech, showed […]

How the pandemic is derailing the fight for equal pay

Today is Equal Pay Day. Read More