1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (46+ words) Eurek Alert! Scheme for topology optimization-based design of thermoelectric generator and experimental validation by 3 D printing More on this News Release Computer-designed thermoelectric generator achieves more than eightfold improvement in efficiency...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (99+ words) Eurek Alert! Researcher holds up one of these programmable knot robots with forceps showing how something not much bigger than a grain of rice can pack a serious punch in the world of soft, automated robotics. Bella Ciervo at Penn…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (362+ words) Denizhan Yavas, assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering at Rice. As space agencies and private companies look toward sustained human presence on the moon, a fundamental challenge centers on how to build strong, durable infrastructure without hauling every material from…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (291+ words) image: Biological neurons growing over and through a layer of a 3 D electronic mesh. Researchers programmed the device to recognize patterns. Image courtesy of the researchers view more Princeton researchers have combined brain cells and advanced electronics into a single…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (197+ words) image: The Chinese characters the researchers used to create their metamaterials (top); the unit cell design for each character (middle); the metamaterial created for each character (bottom). view more Credit: Chloe Doey Leung and Parvez Alam WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 " From the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1432+ words) Visitors to this year's Hannover Messe can experience a sudden drop in temperature at first hand " all brought about by simply stretching a metal alloy and then releasing it again. The underlying elastocaloric technology offers a cleaner, greener alternative to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (496+ words) In its Cera MMAM project, a team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a system with which high-performance components can be produced from multiple materials in a single process using a universal binder system. This…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (159+ words) The FACTORINK project focuses on designing functional bioinks with biological activity for printing artificial tissues In this context, IBEC researchers have designed a new class of bioinks that incorporate extracellular matrix proteins. These proteins preserve their biological function, allowing the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (104+ words) New study combines tissue engineering with synthetic biology tools to grow healthy liver tissue inside the body, and lays foundation for "smart" solid organ therapies. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Green signals for engineered liver growth To be able…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (102+ words) KIST team led by Dr. Dae-Yoon Kim develops soft robot capable of simultaneous camouflage, movement, and capture Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology This research was conducted under the Materials Global Young Connect Project (00448639) and the Nano Connect Project…...