In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of ...

Magnetic composite with stiffness control allows programmable 3D shape shifting for use in soft robots, tactile interfaces, and reconfigurable displays.

Drawing inspiration from the folding art of origami, Princeton University engineers created a structure that blurs the lines ...

Pushing the limits of how we see and manage magnetic behavior in tiny structures is key to developing future technologies, ...

Scientists in Germany have crafted “skyrmion bags” of light—complex vortex-like structures—on the surface of gold by cleverly ...

A Columbia University’s School of Engineering study in the US has shown that the brain’s visual regions play an active role in making sense of information, which could help build more adaptive ...

The invention is a metamaterial, which is a material engineered to feature new and unusual properties that depend on the material's physical structure rather than its chemical composition. In this ...

A burst of solar wind triggered a planet-wide heatwave in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, say astronomers at the University in Reading, UK. The hot region, which had a temperature of over 750 K, ...

Millirobots with tunable adhesive microstructures grip and release solids and liquids in both air and underwater environments ...

For decades, the center of our galaxy has held mysteries. Now, thanks to a stunning image and fresh research, scientists are ...

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals turbulent environments found in Sagittarius C, a core part of our Milky Way galaxy.

Breguet introduced a wristwatch version of its 18th-century Souscription pocket watch ✓ It comes in Breguet gold and only has ...