Scientists created a soft robot inspired by elephants, named EleBot, using programmable foam that changes stiffness geometrically.

Created by Studio Basura and Yerba Madre, the shoe is made from soil and plant fibers and releases wildflower seeds with ...

What if the key to sustainable food and fuel lay in pond water? Scientists explore how algae could revolutionise farming, ...

Researchers have successfully grown green algae in a specialized bioplastic “shelter” designed to mimic Mars. The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) team states ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

Researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have made significant ...

A research group conducted quantitative individual analysis on the contribution to the strength of the micrometer-scale ...

A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

Food scientists are paving the way for 3D-printed food and pharmaceuticals based on drought-tolerant grain sorghum protein that won't turn into a blob.

Sorghum is all the more exciting as a crop. It isn’t just print-friendly, it’s planet-friendly. This grain grows in hot, dry ...

A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that mimics the strength, flexibility and overall mechanics of a real ...