Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a simple new way to make materials with intricate nanoscale textures on their surfaces, all inspired by nature. Different patterns can have a ...

When a limb is rendered immobile for long periods of time, its muscles will inevitably begin to atrophy. A new implant could help keep that from happening, however, by mechanically stretching and ...

Demonstration of flexing, curling, stretching and compressing of the hydrogel with sensors and actuators. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 21, 2017, issue of Science Advances ...