A knot doesn't just fall apart, it snaps. Engineers harnessed that energy release to create tiny soft robots that leap meters ...

A 4D-printed structure pairs origami panels with a lattice core to fold flat for storage and bear heavy loads once deployed.

Robotic muscles contracting from light pulses and cube-shaped 3D screens may emerge from tiny molecular machines linked into ...

New research explains dendrite propagation, paving the way for safer and longer-lasting next-generation batteries.

A new paper describes a molecular material that combines a stable internal magnetic structure with almost no external ...

Using donor-acceptor chemistry to create ultra-thin nanoribbons, just a few atoms wide, could help to shape new electronic ...

New research shows how the organization of electrons can reshape how a material responds to light, opening previously ...

A new photochemical method produces metal-organic frameworks at room temperature with unprecedented precision, boosting ...

Fine particulate matter in the air or nanoparticles in water, new technology makes it possible to detect tiny amounts of a ...

A soft polymeric microgel glues onto nanoscale plastic particles in water, aggregating them for removal at sizes that defeat ...

Atomic moire ferroelectrics reveal unusual polarization effects, offering new routes to low energy nanoelectronics, photonics ...

AI automates tuning of semiconductor spin qubits by extracting charge transition lines from stability diagrams, enabling ...