(Nanowerk News) Imagine a robot with fingers so flexible they can grasp an object the same way a human hand does. That’s the goal of soft robotics, but a major obstacle in advancing the field has been ...

Abstract: The return of commercial supersonic flight requires innovative solutions to be developed that meet noise and efficiency requirements for overland flight. To study such a possibility NASA is ...

Biomedical implants or soft robots that reconfigure on demand are a step closer thanks to a new method of printing morphing materials. Rafael Verduzco and graduate student Morgan Barnes of Rice ...

Researchers have shown how to create morphing robotic mechanisms and shape-shifting sculptures from a single sheet of paper in a method reminiscent of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.