Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties ...

Researchers from Penn State University have developed a new fabrication technique that can print multifunctional ‘smart synthetic skin.’ ...

MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing materials with tunable mechanical properties, which can sense how they are moving and interacting with the environment. The researchers create ...

Natural materials like bone, bird feathers and wood have an intelligent approach to physical stress distribution, despite their irregular architectures. However, the relationship between stress ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The materials we interact with every day—whether they are steel, glass, or rubber—have properties like strength, flexibility, or brittleness that stem from their chemical ...

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Definition: Programmable Matter refers to materials that can change their physical properties (shape, density, modality, conductivity) in real-time, based on user input or autonomous sensing. This ...

Electrically heated elements turn from solids to liquids to provide flexibility to robotic building blocks. We use cookies to ...

Researchers have developed a technique to 3D-print materials with customizable mechanical properties that can also sense how they are moving and interacting with their environment. Their method only ...