A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and The Ohio State University has developed a soft polymer material, called magnetic shape memory polymer, that uses magnetic f... Read more
Replacing conventional pistons with compressible structures inside a membrane made of soft materials
300- year-old piston design reinvented with soft flexible materials can produce greater forces with higher energy efficiencies, and has potential for a plethora of applications Since their i... Read more
Technique paves the way for more complex soft devices Every complex human tool, from the first spear to latest smartphone, has contained multiple materials wedged, tied, screwed, glued or so... Read more