“Replacing traditional electric motors with soft, flexible actuators allows machines to perform tasks more safely and in ways that closely mimic the natural movement and softness of human tissue,” he ...

A research team of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in smart materials, successfully developing soft magnetorheological textiles that can flexibly ...

New Delhi: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and the Indian Institute of Science Education and ...

Octopuses are the undisputed kings of camouflage. Whereas engineers have learned to mimic the colors, octopuses also match ...

Copper nanoparticles from beetroot extract enhance antimicrobial properties in polymer composites, offering a sustainable ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

Responsive polymers and smart materials adapt to stimuli, providing solutions to drug delivery, tissue engineering, and even ...

Octopus-inspired synthetic skin shifts color and texture via nanoscale patterning, pointing to displays, camouflage, and soft ...

Two University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to develop new plastic ...

Molly Shoichet always wanted to be a doctor – until she made her first polymer. “I thought that was the coolest thing,” says ...

Molly Shoichet always wanted to be a doctor - until she made her first polymer."I thought that was the coolest thing," says ...

Learn more about the polymer film that can change color and texture when electron beams are applied.