A new wave of startups is using 3D printing to create batteries that fit inside almost any shape, potentially transforming ...

Soft robotics has emerged as a transformative branch of robotics, distinguished by its reliance on highly compliant materials ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of material that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water. Dubbed an ...

A new analysis of the deformation mechanisms which cause 3D-printed materials to fail under strain could help create future generations of stronger, lighter plastics, unlocking transformative benefits ...

Sarah Vitak: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Sarah Vitak. What if you could create household objects—maybe bio-garments, kitchen appliances, or blinds and curtains—that powered ...

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing attracts growing attention as a promising method for creating functionally graded materials. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is widely available, but due to its ...

Structural materials are used extensively in nature where mechanical function is required. These structures are composites consisting of soft and, in some cases, hard phases precisely distributed over ...

Researchers at Harvard University have developed a biodegradable and sustainable wool-like material with shape memory that can be 3D-printed to create novel textiles and other products. A team at ...

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a new type of material that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water. Dubbed an ...

A 'living material,' made of a natural polymer combined with genetically engineered bacteria, could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water. Researchers developed ...