Although we have seen "morphing" structural materials before, they typically incorporate solenoids, pumps or motors that add weight and complexity. Now, however, scientists have developed a carbon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is not your average wheelchair. Researchers in South Korea have developed what they claim is a world first: a shapeshifting ...

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A whole new concept of aeroplane wing design has been developed by a team from MIT and NASA, which can morph during flight and is covered in a ‘skin’ that somewhat resembles fish scales. The ...

Quadcopter drones are most stable with their four propellers arranged in a square configuration, with one prop at each corner of the square when viewed from above. Such a setup does make it difficult ...

When you think of IKEA and food, you probably think meatballs. But now, thanks to researchers at Carnegie Mellon, you may also think pasta, as the team’s created “morphing” versions of the wheat-water ...

Engineers investigating the load-bearing capacity of conical shells, made from soft materials, have discovered performance-limiting weaknesses that could have implications for soft robotics -- ...

DAEJEON, South Korea >> Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from kerbs to humps and even staircases. Or perhaps an unmanned delivery vehicle ...

Scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created wood ink that can be extruded into flat wooden structures, self-morphing into complex 3D shapes as they dry and shrink. The researchers ...

What if components in aircraft could morph in response to their external conditions, much like a bird changes the shape of its wings? And what if those components could function like an octopus arm, ...

Face morphing attacks pose a critical security threat to biometric systems by blending features of two individuals into a single synthetic image that can be falsely accepted by facial recognition ...