As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the exciting new applications and technologies his ...

From cells that migrate to tissues that heal, nature abounds with systems capable of sensing and adapting to their ...

Soft elastic material uses energy-free floppy modes to perform and reprogram calculations, enabling smarter robots and ...

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AI-powered muscles, made from lifelike materials, paired with intelligent control systems can perform motions that feels natural, responsive, and safe.

In a remarkable leap for quantum physics, researchers in Japan have uncovered how weak magnetic fields can reverse tiny electrical currents in kagome metals—quantum materials with a woven atomic ...

The field of computational materials science has been profoundly transformed by integrating deep learning and other machine learning methodologies. These sophisticated data-driven approaches have ...

Producing the subatomic particles called muons is now a lighter lift than ever before. Several teams of researchers have generated muons using small particle accelerators driven by lasers. Typically, ...

A trio of scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” a form of molecular architecture that packs vast amounts of space into tiny ...

When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer of my kitchen. So I got up and grabbed a handful. I should add that I had just finished lunch, and I don’t really ...