Learn about the groundbreaking 4D printed hydrogel that mimics cephalopod skin, transforming with heat and mechanical stress.

With possible applications in information encryption and adaptive camouflage, the material is a programmable hydrogel film, ...

In nature, molecules often show a strong preference for partnering with other molecules that share the same chirality or handedness. A behavior that is quite evident in the phenomenon known as ...

The method, described in Advanced Materials, replaces the slow, multi-step molding and casting process that traditionally defines soft robotics. Researchers have figured out how to 3D-print ...

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

Adrian Woolfson and Kaihang Wang at the Informa Biotech Showcase. Updated January 26th with technology licensing information. A new technology elucidated yesterday in the journal Nature has the ...

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

According to the official OECD estimates on global plastic pollution, out of all the plastic waste generated per annum, only 9% is recycled. The rest contaminates water bodies, soil, the air we ...

The key to the smart skin lies in a technique called halftone-encoded printing. The method translates digital image or ...

At Hawk Ridge Systems, customers can find the full suite of PolyJet™ medium- to large-sized industrial 3D printers (J55™ Prime, J850™ Prime, J850™ Pro, J5 MediJet® and J5 Digital Anatomy™), ...

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

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties ...