Metabots are robots and a kind of composite material at the same time. It develops a wide range of properties. For example, ...

When you pull something—like a rubber band—you expect it to get longer. But what if it did the opposite? What if it suddenly ...

The University of Birmingham brought together researchers, research enablers and external partners at The Exchange to celebrate impactful research on an evening that also highlighted the University’s ...

Dr Mahdi Bodaghi from Nottingham Trent University explains why 4D printing is the new frontier in materials and manufacturing ...

Millions of years of evolution have enabled some marine animals to grow complex protective shells composed of multiple layers ...

This material can expand, change shape, move, and respond to electromagnetic commands like a remotely controlled robot, even though it has no motor or internal gears. In a study that echoes scenes ...

Sophisticated chemical analysis of volcanic gases from Kenya has provided the first evidence that a vast mass of deep Earth ...

MET-OL thermoplastic technology transforms high molecular weight polybutylene terephthalate into low-viscosity oligomers.

Mars' material science lead Eric Klingenberg, packaging supplier Atlantic Packaging, and venture capital Safer Made weigh in ...

President Donald Trump’s supporters will stop at nothing to defend their leader. ABC News reported over the weekend that the Trump administration is ready to accept a luxury jet to replace Air ...

For example, converting the atoms in a paper clip into pure energy would release the equivalent of 18 kilotons of TNT. Before Einstein, Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion formed the bedrock of ...