A new synthetic material that creates a linked sensory network similar to a biological nervous system could enable soft robots to sense how they interact with their environment and adjust th... Read more
Developing synthetic materials that are as dynamic as those found in nature, with reversibly changing properties and which could be used in manufacturing, recycling and other applications, i... Read more
From the smallest cell to humans, most organisms can sense their local population density and change behavior in crowded environments. For bacteria and social insects, this behavior is refer... Read more
Simple human-made cellular analogues both sense and regulate in response to externally created stress. Living cells respond to threats in their environment. What if materials could do the sa... Read more
Synthetic Magnetic Particle: A revolutionary development comparable to the discovery of the electron
Amherst College Physicists Create Synthetic Magnetic Particle Nearly 85 years after pioneering theoretical physicist Paul Dirac predicted the possibility of their existence, an international... Read more
A synthetic material which mimics the brightest and most vivid colours in nature, and changes colour when twisted or stretched, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambrid... Read more