Researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material—a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP)—that could have major implications for health care. SMPs are... Read more
Helicopters, tanks and other vehicles could someday be made of “smart material” that senses damage, similar to how nerves tell the body it has been injured, with the help of new research bas... Read more
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers Chenfeng Ke, CC BY-ND Chenfeng Ke, Dartmouth College Nanomachines are tiny molecules – more than 10,000 lined up side by side would be... Read more
Engineering researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a material that has the ability to control these waves, creating possible medical, military and commercial applications w... Read more
The separation was instantaneous and more efficient than existing films, and it only took one step to make the coating In the wake of recent off-shore oil spills, and with the growing popula... Read more
