(Nanowerk News) Classical robots, such as those used for manufacturing, can lift heavy loads and repeat automated processes precisely. But they are too rigid and bulky for delicate work and ...

Gel-like materials have a wide range of applications, especially in chemistry and medicine. However, their usefulness is sometimes limited by their inherent random and disordered nature. Researchers ...

In a remarkable advancement, scientists from Shandong University, alongside colleagues from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have engineered an innovative ...

It's not "flubber," but researchers at UMass Amherst have engineered a new rubber-like solid substance that they say has "remarkable" energy qualities. "It's really a composite between an elastic ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Mark Hersam has received funding to develop a new elastic material that could enable N95 medical face masks to be disinfected and reused dozens of times. Last week, the ...

The elastic modulus relates the applied stress to the strain it produces. In a material that obeys Hooke's Law, the initial uniaxial elastic response is linear with stress and strain coupled through ...

The shift to advanced packaging in 3D and 2.5D IC design is making the numerical analysis of thermal warpage in electronic devices a crucial part of the design process. A reliable numerical tool ...