Researchers introduce a process that allows machines to 'grow' physically by integrating parts from their surroundings or from other robots, demonstrating a step towards self-sustaining robot ...

A new liquid crystal system rapidly switches between clear and opaque states, enabling fast smart windows and controllable emulsions for material synthesis.

The MIT team tested the new tool, which they call a “versatile demonstration interface,” on a standard collaborative robotic ...

Researchers developed a textile that uses motion energy and phase change materials to power electronics while adapting to ...

Researchers use DNA nanotechnology to build layered lattice structures that produce new interference patterns with unique physical properties and nanoscale control.

This discovery provides insight into quantum behaviors that could be used for next-generation quantum sensing and computing ...

An international research team has witnessed the earliest moments to date of planets beginning to form around a star beyond ...

Researchers show how blister shapes in atomically thin materials like graphene can be used to map pressure, membrane tension, ...

Researchers develop a nanostructured dry adhesive with a rotating core that grips strongly on misaligned surfaces, improving robotic and precision handling tasks.

By leveraging the concept of chirality, or the difference of a shape from its mirror image, scientists have engineered an ...

Researchers have developed an AI-driven nanothermometer that uses invisible light to create 3D temperature maps inside living tissue, enabling safer, noninvasive diagnostics.

Researchers find that drying hydrogels briefly turns them into strong, reversible adhesives, opening new uses in robotics and ...