materials
A Roll of Duct Tape and Little Else Is Required for These Sticky Still Lifes
Ukrainian artist Mark Khaisman creates images of everyday life from duct tape.
New Knitting Technique Produces Electronic Smart Fabrics at Industrial Scales
Meet the bike shorts of the future.
Makeup on Paper Colors This Artist's Celebrity Portraits
Do Sophia Metaxas' portraits wear more makeup than their subjects do, IRL?
Engineers Develop 'Material That Computes,' Recognizes Images
A piezoelectric-based material capable of generating its own power and computing information.
Crab and Shrimp Shells Could Be Used to Make Battery Parts of the Future
Scientists building new materials are looking to nature for inspiration.
New Chemical Assembly Process Opens Door to Atomically Thin Electronics
Graphene takes on Moore's Law.
Space-Inspired Designers Imagine a Jumpsuit That Turns Sweat into Drinking Water
35 staffers from London’s Science Museum hit the catwalk to inspire debates around sustainable space fashion.
New Circuit Material Can Be Stretched and Twisted Like Chewing Gum
Researchers made electronics that can be stretched up to four times their original length in all directions.
How Do You Save an Elephant’s Tusk? Ask a Materials Engineer
Bulwagi, a 35-year-old male African elephant that lives at Birmingham Zoo, came pretty close to losing his tusk after a deep crack appeared in the ivory. But advanced composites saved the day.