Scientists have developed HydroSpread, a novel technique for building soft robots on water, with wide-ranging possibilities ...

The first robot, dubbed the HydroFlexor, can paddle across water with fin-like motions, while the second robot, dubbed the ...

Scientists build insect-inspired soft robots on water using HydroSpread, a new fabrication method for flexible films.

Imagine tiny robots zipping across the surface of a lake to check water quality or searching for people in flooded areas. This technology is moving closer to reality thanks to work by researchers at ...

Picture a robot controlled by micromotors so small and light that it suspends itself over water like a bug. With engineers at ...

In 2024, the University of Maine unveiled the world’s largest 3D printer, which can print objects up to 29 meters long.

In spite of their more recent commercialization, the discovery of liquid crystals dates back to the late 19th century to two European scientists, Austrian German Otto Lehmann and Friedrich Reinitzer.

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DEXLEVO has completed its pre-IPO funding of KRW 26 billion. It thus increased its valuation by six times compared to the Series B funding in 2018 thanks to its ...

Now, a University of Delaware-led research team has developed a new type of catalyst that enhances conversion of plastic ...

Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules in a solvent, resulting in well‐defined mesophases whose nanostructured order is amenable to precise ...