Scientists have developed a stretchable and programmable camouflaging material inspired by the instantaneously changing skin of octopus and cuttlefish. For the octopus and cuttlefish, changing their ...

Researchers have succeeded in producing a prototype of a vibration-damping material that could change the world of mechanics forever. The material of the future is not only able to damp vibrations ...

The world is full of complex structures such as bridges, roads, wind turbines, power stations, and so on, that have to be carefully monitored to ensure their integrity. Today, much of this work has to ...

Although the "programmable material" still only works in a one-dimensional model construction, it has already demonstrated it unusual capabilities: The research project entitled Phononic Crystal with ...

Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich have succeeded in producing a prototype of a freely 'programmable' vibration-damping material. A working model of the programmable material (reproduced in part ...

Stratasys’s new materials let designers code the behavior of 3-D objects right down to the particle. Will the future of manufacturing be, “Just add water?” 3-D printing, with its potential for ...

For the octopus and cuttlefish, instantaneously changing their skin colour and pattern to disappear into the environment is just part of their camouflage prowess. These animals can also swiftly and ...