A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it.

Now, engineers at Northwestern University have developed what could have saved Armstrong’s life: the world’s smallest pacemaker, smaller than a single grain of rice. Unlike traditional pacemakers, ...

The tiny device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang can be inserted with a syringe, and then dissolve after it’s no longer needed.

Crews are working to repair wires that were pulled down in a Pittsburgh neighborhood during Thursday mornings severe weather.

For years, thieves have stolen the copper wire used in streetlight poles, leaving Los Angeles communities in the dark. The ...