How to hide like an octopus
Researchers create materials that reproduce cephalopods’ ability to quickly change colors and textures.
New material structures bend like microscopic hair
Researchers say structures may be used in windows to wick away moisture.
Researchers engineer light-activated skeletal muscle
Technique may enable robotic animals that move with the strength and flexibility of their living counterparts.
Plants exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties, engineers find
Biological structures may help engineers design new materials.
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm
Flexible design enables body-morphing capability.