Researchers have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball.

Lightsails have the potential to reduce flight time to nearby stars from several thousand years to perhaps just a decade or two.

"...we wanted to reverse engineer our silk material to behave the way nature originally designed it, and comic book writers imagined it."

A new wearable fabric may help urban residents survive the worst impacts of massive heat caused by global climate change.

New research sheds light on never-before-seen interiors of crystal structures.

A new material that moves like skin could lead to wearable devices that work continuously and consistently without wires or batteries.

Researchers have created a material that could be turned into retinal implants that help restore people's vision.

"...we can turn it into something that behaves like a hard, high-strength material or something that's quite flexible, like a rubber band."

Scientists have discovered a new way to transform everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.

"Given that [the material] is transparent, flexible, stretchable, conductive, and biocompatible, the range of potential applications is exciting..."