Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a ...

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

A surprising discovery in Antarctica's Weddell Sea revealed a vast 'fish city' beneath the ice, where thousands of tiny polar fish have built intricate nests. This unexpected find, made during a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine that you want to know the most efficient way to make a torus—a doughnut-shaped mathematical object—from origami paper. But ...

These sheets contain drawings and pattern pieces attached to sheets that relate to circular shapes. The patterns are cut from paper and metal. The models include: 1. oblique circular cone, OCCO-PL - ...

Cancer cells carry thousands of mutations, but not all mutations are created equal. Some make tumors highly visible to the immune system, while others help cancers hide. In this study, researchers ...

Advances in machine learning and shape-memory polymers are enabling engineers to design for mechanical performance first and ...

Researchers from the HUN-REN Szeged Biological Research Centre and HCEMM have just published a new study suggesting that it's not simply the number of tumor mutations that matters for immunotherapy, ...

We talk about Black women being hair chameleons all the time. But it’s the stylists behind our crowns that are the literal hair shapeshifters. And over the years they’ve shown us all the magical ...

Two designers share how to mix color, scale, and pattern with circus stripes—and exactly where to use them for the biggest impact.

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