Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven by forces generated by their own cells. One ...

Responsive materials that morph and adapt like biological systems are non-trivial to design and manufacture. Researchers developed a co-design framework that unites AI, physics, and 3D printing into ...

In a new Nature Physics publication, University of Amsterdam researchers introduce human-made materials that spring to life.

In a new Nature Physics publication, University of Amsterdam researchers introduce human-made materials that spring to life.

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering for Catalonia (IBEC), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia – BarcelonaTech ...

New research shows robotic materials can learn and adapt without software, storing behavior directly in their structure.

These novel materials can change, fix, and retain their shape reversibly by using magnetic fields and ultraviolet light. (Nanowerk News) Magnetic micropillar arrays consist of tiny, vertical ...

A tightly packed ball of office staples can be surprisingly strong. Try to pull it apart and the tangled metal resists like a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists create a shape-shifting material that snaps into 13 forms using stored energy and magnetic fields. (CREDIT: Nature ...

Researchers have created a low-cost fiber that contracts in response to heat, resuming its shape when the heat is removed. Compatible with existing textile-producing machinery and not reliant on ...

A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of ...