You've got to give this video a few minutes to warm up, but when it does, it's well worth it. Volker Blanz and Thomas Vetter of the MPI for Biological Cybernetics in Germany have come up with a ...

A view into how nanoscale building blocks can rearrange into different organized structures on command is now possible with an approach that combines an electron microscope, a small sample holder with ...

There is a story about how the modern golf ball, with its dimpled surface, came to be: In the mid-1800s, it is said, new golf balls were smooth, but became dimpled over time as impacts left permanent ...

Flat materials that can morph into three-dimensional shapes have potential applications in architecture, medicine, robotics, space travel, and much more. But programming these shape changes requires ...

Wrinkles aren't usually an aspect of the future that gets people excited. But fast cars are. And someday we might have cars that can accelerate more quickly, and efficiently, by morphing their surface ...

Bugatti's Bolide is what happens when the French carmaker challenges itself to reach new heights. It's not just a fast and luxurious speed demon like the Chiron — it's built from the ground up to ...

Here’s your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the ...

The approach could eventually enable smart materials and coatings that can switch between different optical, mechanical and electronic properties. The imaging technique lets researchers watch how ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass-- There is a story about how the modern golf ball, with its dimpled surface, came to be: In the mid-1800s, it is said, new golf balls were smooth, but became dimpled over time as ...