Fungi are master engineers capable of building vast networks underground. Now, researchers have harnessed their capabilities to create a living building material that could be a sustainable ...

iSurface, a project led by Munro Technology, Z Prime, Axalp Technologies AG and researchers from Swiss university of applied sciences FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), unveiled a new intelligent ...

For smartphones and computers to become smaller and faster, technologies capable of precisely controlling electrical ...

Scientists have created a new kind of carbon material that could make carbon capture much cheaper and more efficient. By carefully controlling how nitrogen atoms are arranged, they found certain ...

The University of Pittsburgh's Kent Harries recently co-authored the first structural engineering manual for bamboo, which offers detailed guidance and commentary to the 2021 International ...

Taking inspiration from how mussels and mistletoe plants build natural fibers and adhesives, researchers at McGill University ...

The idea seems futuristic: At ETH Zurich, various disciplines are working together to combine conventional materials with bacteria, algae and fungi. The common goal: to create living materials that ...

In the future, there could be materials that can reconfigure themselves on demand, adapting their structure and properties like living organisms. A team of Japanese scientists have created a ...

The roots of material science in space began in the mid-20th century during the dawn of the space race. Image Credit: Indometeus/Wikimedia Commons To begin with, rockets, space shuttles, and ...

The nanomaterial vanadyl hydroxide behaves more like a pseudocapacitor than a battery when it forms as a star-shaped ...