Inspired by a pond microorganism that retracts its spiral stalk using geometry alone, soft gel helices now wind and unwind on their own to amplify motion.

“The electrocytes in electric eels are ultra-thin biological cells, capable of generating over 600 volts of electricity in a ...

At first glance, it looks like a plain, slightly glossy sheet. Then it goes through a quick bath, the temperature shifts, and a famous face comes back from nowhere.

Advances in machine learning and shape-memory polymers are enabling engineers to design for mechanical performance first and ...

Having a knife on hand when you are camping, hunting, or hiking is just good form. But if your knife blade is dull, then you may just be carrying another potential risk. Dull knife blades have a ...

Most drone engineers pick a lane. You build for speed, or you build for range. Luke and Mike Bell, the father-and-son team from South Africa already famous for pushing electric quadcopters to ...

Achieving sub-second 3D printing, DISH combines wave-optics modeling and angular illumination to improve resolution and depth ...

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

Harvard engineers created rotational multimaterial 3D printing that embeds air channels in soft robotic parts, enabling hand-like motion without molds.

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new class of protein-based fibers modeled on the aligned ...