Researchers from North Carolina State University have used laser ablation to create ultra-stretchable, superomniphobic materials without the use of harsh chemical solvents. The materials—which are ...

The teenager was researching the Miura-ori fold when Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and wildfires raged in Southern California. “I thought maybe these origami patterns, which are strong and ...

Researchers unveil octopus-inspired smart skin that hides images, changes shape, and encodes data via 4D printing.

In other words, you want to construct a polyhedral torus with faces that are shapes such as triangles or rectangles. Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth ...

What's the shape of water? In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of water.

At the time, I was working as the head of user experience at a consumer AI image generation startup, spending up to nine hours a day prompting early generative systems to help improve our models. I’d ...

Making resin pendants in various shapes is a craft activity that allows anyone to create unique accessories using relatively simple techniques. Arkansas to become first state to cut ties with PBS: ...

Turn on any holiday movie and you’re almost guaranteed to see snow. The fluffy white stuff is synonymous with the season, but not everyone gets the chance to enjoy — or endure — it. If you want to ...

Steven Lockey's position is funded by the Chair in Trust research partnership between the University of Melbourne and KPMG Australia. Nicole Gillespie receives funding from the Australian Research ...

Researchers have created a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can snap into more than a dozen curved, three-dimensional shapes by compressing or twisting the original structure. This rapid shape-shifting ...

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