(Nanowerk Spotlight) The next generation of robots may not look anything like the rigid, mechanical machines we’re used to. Instead, imagine a robot that moves more like an octopus or a human hand, ...

We're surrounded by ingenious substances: a menu of metal alloys that can wrap up leftovers or skin rockets, paints in any color imaginable, and ever-morphing digital displays. Virtually all of these ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Smart materials that can change their properties like color or shape in response to external stimuli are highly desirable for advanced applications like soft robotics, adaptable ...

During a routine set of experiments being conducted in the lab, Anthony Raykh, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts (UoM) Amherst, accidentally found a rare instance where the laws of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A mesmerizing new video shows scientists crafting dazzling, slinky-like sculptures made ...

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable metafluid with tunable springiness, optical properties, viscosity and even ...

Students will be able to plan and carry out an investigation to discover and compare the properties of liquids. Students will develop an understanding that liquids, like solids, have their own ...

The collaborators are Kazan Federal University, Vereschagin Institute of High Pressure Physics (Russian Academy of Sciences), Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College London, Rutherford ...

Researchers have discovered a "shape-recovering liquid" that appears to defy the laws of thermodynamics. The liquid, which is made up of oil, water and magnetized particles,consistently separates into ...

Two new innovative methods describe how to measure the electrical resistivity of liquid iron -- such as that found in planetary cores -- at extremely high pressures and temperatures. Prior to this, ...