Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.

Researchers developed hair-thin polymer fibers that bend and contract with electricity, enabling soft robotic actuators that can be woven into textiles.

Over the past century, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased dramatically. This rise has contributed to global warming and led to many harmful effects, including shifting ...

SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG, CHINA, March 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global construction sector currently faces a ...

Investigating microplastics in agriculture reveals their effects on soil microbes and viruses, crucial for developing strategies for ecosystem restoration.

They’re tenacious, which is very good for a milk jug or a car bumper. But they don’t easily break down, which is bad for the environment. From the 1950s, when plastics were first produced in ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...

Integrating superabsorbent polymers with calcium-carbonate-producing bacteria in concrete significantly reduces shrinkage and enhances structural performance.

LAMA, a Santiago-based company founded in August 2025, is using industrial robotic arms fitted with specialized polymer extruders from the Italian company REV3RD to produce large-format design objects ...

Michelin received four awards at Tire Technology Expo, the global trade show for tire design, manufacturing and innovation. The event ran March 3-5, in Hanover, Germany. “Receiving four awards at Tire ...

Research funded by the United States Army Research Lab (ARL) has developed a composite ‘super foam’ material that absorbs ten times more energy than current energy-absorbing foams. The Texas A&M-led ...

The large language model automates literature search, synthesis, and structural analysis to speed up materials discovery and ...