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Tiny particles work together to do big things
Taking advantage of a phenomenon known as emergent behavior in the microscale, MIT engineers have designed simple microparticles that can...
Oct 14, 20224 min read


‘Smart plastic’ material is step forward toward soft, flexible robotics and electronics
AUSTIN, Texas — Inspired by living things from trees to shellfish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin set out to create a...
Oct 14, 20222 min read


Tiny swimming robots treat deadly pneumonia in mice
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in...
Sep 23, 20223 min read


Convert 3D-printed polymer into a 100-times stronger, ductile hybrid carbon microlattice material
Developing a lightweight material that is both strong and highly ductile has been regarded as a long-desired goal in the field of...
Sep 8, 20223 min read


New programmable materials can sense their own movements
MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing materials with tunable mechanical properties, that sense how they are moving and...
Aug 17, 20224 min read


TU Delft researchers create flow-driven rotors at the nanoscale
Researchers from TU Delft have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors in the world. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and...
Aug 8, 20223 min read
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