MIT’s sensor-packed glove helps AI identify objects by touch
It could give robots a more precise grip.
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Self-healing 3D-printed gel has a future in robots and medicine
The hydrogel is soft, yet strong and responsive, and it can be formed in LEGO-like blocks.
MIT can shrink 3D objects down to nanoscale versions
It could be useful for tiny parts in robotics, medicine and beyond.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Self-repairing material plucks carbon from the air
It's borrowing a cue from plants.
Researchers build a self-healing 'robot skin'
Puncture a hole, and the alloy will fill in the gap.
A new polymer could make phone screen repairs a thing of the past
Researchers in Tokyo accidentally discovered a self-healing material.
Super-powered bacteria can harness light for fuels and plastics
Researchers gave the bacteria a more efficient method of photosynthesis.
Plastics breakthrough could improve your car's mileage
A new chemical process could give plastics wider manufacturing applications.
Light-powered 'robot' cleans while it crawls
Clever use of shadow and light makes it walk like a caterpillar.
MIT wants you to change 3D-printed objects after you make them
You wouldn't be stuck with the same design forever.
Artificial molecules fight drug-resistant 'superbugs'
Two discoveries suggest that you can kill stubborn bacteria with synthetic composites.
Google tests a cleaner look for Search
Material Design is coming. Probably.
Researchers develop a polymer sponge to repair broken backs
It automatically grows into the correct size and shape once implanted.
Shape-shifting polymer straightens out from body heat
The material could lead to clothes that fit themselves.
Scientists figure out how to create affordable smart windows
They believe a rubbery polymer can lower people's energy and heating bills.
This color-changing polymer warns of tiny damage you can't see
The material houses microscopic color-changing capsules that turn red for cracks and damage invisible to the human eye.
