Shapeshifting

CLARI weighs less than a Ping Pong ball, and several can fit in the palm of your hand. Credit: Casey Cass/CU Boulder Coming to a tight spot…

Two Mori modules pairing. Credit: EPFL RRL By combining inspiration from the digital world of polygon meshing and the biological world of…

Inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art of kirigami, MIT researchers developed a computational strategy for transforming virtually any 2D shape into any other 2D…

The Houdini-worthy escape in the video above is definitely attention grabbing, but its just the beginning of what you can find in the paper itself (which is packed full of additional videos). The scientists envision liquid…

Express News Service CHENNAI: In hindsight, it's amusing to note that Suryakumar Yadav made his T20I debut in March 2021. At a time when India relied on wicket preservation as opposed to viewing the format as a…

A new study focused on the immune system's Th17 cells suggests that the shape and function of their mitochondria (the powerhouse of cells) is important in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, such as multiple sclerosis. T helper 17 (Th17)…

Fat cells, or adipocytes, that grow in close proximity to breast cancers can shift into other cell types that promote tumor growth, a new study by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The findings, published in Cell Reports, could lead to…

Fungal pathogens have a major global impact upon human health -- they are often difficult to diagnose and treat, and there is an urgent need for better diagnostics and more effective antifungal treatments. Using newly developed imaging…

A pioneering genomic surveillance study has provided the clearest picture yet of the arms race between Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacterium responsible for a range of illnesses such as pneumonia and meningitis, and the vaccines designed…

The UNSW team's smart textile enables fabric reconfiguration which produces shape-morphing structures such as this butterfly and flower that can move using hydraulics.…