The remarkably agile arms of the octopus are a source of inspiration for the design of autonomous robots.
Carbon fiber composites need no ovens or autoclaves
A new fabrication technique for aerospace components uses a carbon nanotube film to produce large composites without the need for large ovens or autoclaves.
Searching for a needle in the haystack: Fast screening for new catalysts
Screening an almost infinite number of elemental combinations in search of new alloys for catalysis requires a creative approach.
How can we make CRISPR safer?
The current barriers of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery and promising development of nanoparticle-based approaches for precise gene editing.
A nanoporous self-assembling network
Scientists have functionalized a simple nano-building block to form self-assembling molecular networks that exhibit exceptional properties.
Bionic jellyfish to explore our oceans
Researchers at Caltech and Stanford use microelectronics to enhance jellyfish swimming.
Faster, more efficient memory cells at super cold temperatures
Scientists developed cryogenic memory cells that could be orders of magnitude faster than existing memories while consuming very little power.
How physics can be used to understand viruses
Understanding how viruses protect their genome can now be accomplished using physics-based techniques.
Designing auxetics with artificial intelligence: Identifying next-generation metamaterial designs
Researchers from UC Berkeley are utilizing deep learning to bypass iterative finite element calculations. Their deep learning model is trained using finite element simulation data to predict the deformation behavior of favorable designs.
Printing in color with photoswitchable polymers
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures for structurally colored surfaces.