MIT engineers develop a long, curved touch sensor that could enable a robot to grasp and manipulate objects in multiple ways.

The device detects the same molecules that cell receptors do, and may enable routine early screening for cancers and other diseases.

California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers.

Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling.

Project will develop new materials characterization tools and technologies to assign unique identifiers to individual pearls.

New repair techniques enable microscale robots to recover flight performance after suffering severe damage to the artificial muscles that power their wings.

Inspired by jellyfish and octopuses, PhD candidate Juncal Arbelaiz investigates the theoretical underpinnings that will enable systems to more efficiently adapt to their environments.

Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.

Researchers reveal how an algae-eating bacterium solves an environmental engineering challenge.

Inspired by fireflies, researchers create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication.