Sample origami fold may hold the key to designing pop-up furniture, medical devices and scientific tools What if you could make any object out of a flat sheet of paper? That future is on the... Read more
Materials science and mathematics combine to enable the printing of shapeshifting architectures that mimic the natural movements of plants A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biol... Read more
Internal storage compartments release droplets of “healing” liquid to repair damaged materials. The Science Inspired by healing wounds in skin, a new approach protects and heals surfaces usi... Read more
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SEAS research team removes toxins from flow battery, making it safer, cost-effective A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storin... Read more
NO NEED FOR COLOR CORRECTION—HARVARD PHYSICISTS’ FLAT OPTICS, USING NANOTECHNOLOGY, GETS IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME Most lenses are, by definition, curved. After all, they are named for their r... Read more