While there are already memory materials that are able to change to a given shape when exposed to certain stimuli, researchers from ETH Zurich have created something a little different. Taking ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Pine Straw is one of the most common landscape materials used to enhance the look of residential areas; however, what the Wilmington Fire Department has found is pine straw is ...

Biomimetics is the science of applying nature's principles to human engineering and design. The concept is actually quite old - the Chinese wanted to make artificial silk 3,000 years ago, and Leonardo ...

We all hate wet clothes, but why are they so uncomfortable? A materials engineer would tell you: Not only is your skin getting wet, but the function of the material breaks down when it’s soaked, ...