This patch would hold the robots in place right next to the stone for several days, allowing them to work their enzymatic magic while you go about your life. Once the stone is small enough to pass, ...

To be safely and reliably deployed in outer space, underwater and in other extreme environments, robots need to be able to ...

Because the pumps and actuators are manufactured in a fiber-like geometry, they can be arranged in various configurations ...

Researchers have developed a new resilient actuator that could allow soft robots to operate ...

A paper crane that flaps its wings without a single motor inside it sounds like a magic trick. But engineers at Princeton ...

Futuristic control of structure in some materials is being made possible by a physics loophole.

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed "living" polymers capable of growing, shrinking, healing, and regenerating after ...

Precise colorectal cancer drug delivery could be achieved with snail-inspired mini robots in the not-too-distant future.

FILDZ Research founder Edgaras Janušauskas explains how 3D-printed film could push the limits of FDM and enable printable ...

A surprising property of rice has inspired the creation of a new class of engineered materials. Rice behaves in an unexpected way under pressure. When compressed quickly, it becomes weaker, but under ...

In that moment, the engineer and the designer merged into one, she held her breath while the dress took its own. This is the ...

Researchers are looking for ways to avoid rigid robot joints. One possibility is to deform material specifically through heat ...