Future Innovations

The development of soft materials that can reliably function on the human body is important for the future of bioelectronics and wearable medical devices. These materials need to comfortably conform to the skin while being […]

Materials can store information about their past—like a crease in a piece of paper that has been unfolded is a “memory” of being folded—that can be retrieved or read out and used for various purposes. […]

Over the past decades, technological advances have fueled great innovation in a wide range of fields. Emerging and rapidly developing technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) systems, three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) printing, digital twins […]

Termite mounds are remarkable structures that regulate temperature, balance airflow, and maintain structural stability in some of Earth’s harshest climates. And like other irregular, disordered systems, they can be difficult to replicate with modern engineering […]

Paintings are often made up of thousands of tiny brushstrokes, each going in a certain direction, that are not easily observed by the viewer. A cross-disciplinary research team from the Penn State College of Information […]

It’s been said that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” Writing, or talking, about dancing can be similarly futile. A Cornell doctoral student has helped develop a tool that lets dancers use video […]

Researchers have identified previously unknown materials, including a new form of a widely studied clean-energy material, by carefully controlling and tracking how molecular precursors break down during heating.This post was originally published on this site

Researchers at Seoul National University have developed a new class of ultralight structural materials that combine the load-bearing strength of engineering materials with the weight of foam. Using a method called 3D node winding, the […]

There is no question that violin-making is an art form. It requires a musician’s ear, a craftsperson’s skill, and a historian’s appreciation of lessons learned over time. Making a violin also takes trust: Violin makers […]

Nature is replete with slender filaments that bend and coil—from climbing grape vines, to folded proteins, to elephant trunks that can pick up a peanut but also take down a tree.This post was originally published […]