The researchers turned to hydrogels, which are water-rich, jelly-like polymers that respond to temperature and chemicals. But instead of layering different materials or embedding electronics, they ...

Researchers at Penn State have developed a fabrication method that can print multifunctional “smart synthetic skin” — ...

This octopus-inspired smart skin can change shape and reveal hidden secrets on command.

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change ...

Researchers at Penn State have developed a new fabrication method that allows a programmable ...

Robots are usually built from materials with fixed properties. Once a robot is assembled, its stiffness, flexibility and ...

The rapid urbanization of the 21st century demands next-generation construction materials and structural systems that are not only lightweight and ...

The field of regenerative medicine is entering an era of unprecedented convergence, bringing together intelligent biomaterials, biomedical hydrogels, and ...

Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU ...

Smart soft materials have one or more characteristics that can be significantly altered in convertible fashions by external stimuli, such as light, moisture, mechanical force, temperature, ...

Access to safe, clean water varies across the globe. Vital to life, this is a problem scientists are trying to fix. Researchers have been turning to smart materials for a solution, engineered ...