A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to how muscles contract and ...

Harvard researchers fine-tune LCEs using 3D printing - applications range from soft robots and prosthetics to compression textiles.

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking material that barely changes size with temperature, defying the usual expansion of ...

So-called "infinite-layer" nickelate materials, characterized by their unique crystal and electronic structures, exhibit ...

Using a servo-controlled truss, a unique 3D surface can dynamically transition between absorption, reflection, and ...

Rice University physicist Emilia Morosan is part of an international research collaboration that has been awarded multimillion-dollar funding from The Kavli Foundation to develop and test ...

Topological defects, a cornerstone in both quantum and classical physics, represent disruptions in an ordered system that are ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

It's a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

It took a while for scientists to gain access to the samples that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took from the asteroid Bennu, but ...

They arranged dozens of red Solo and clear plastic cups, each containing one alum crystal, on the room’s large wooden table.