A dual cross-linked magnetic polymer solves the fundamental trade-off limiting soft artificial muscles, achieving ...

McGill engineers created graphene oxide origami materials that move, sense motion, and reshape themselves for soft robots.

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Princeton researchers believe seashells might just hold the key to stronger concrete.

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 ...

At the 2025 Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS), GrandeTex, a fabric manufacturer from Taiwan, officially launched its latest agricultural waste recycling fabric series — SECAO®. This ...

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring. But thanks to a Johns Hopkins Medicine doctor and his newly reported ...

First introduced in 1948 by designer Emilio Pucci (who, fun fact, was an Olympic skier before embracing fashion), the one-piece ski suit redefined mountain attire when it debuted—in the ’20s and ’30s, ...

Abstract: While soft-shelled spherical robots offer promising mobility and robustness for planetary exploration, large-scale, mission-capable robots present several design challenges. This paper ...

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