A team of engineers at Rice University and Kyung Hee University has developed a soft, shape-shifting mechanical surface that ...

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered that two fundamental modes of cellular ...

There is growing demand for smart materials that can change their physical properties in response to various external stimuli such as light, heat, pressure, magnetic fields and electric fields. One ...