Research leads to novel skin-like, electronic metal material that can be 3D printed for soft robotics and wearables. A new skin-like, electrically conductive metal material could pave the way for ...

Do an image search for "electronic implants," and you'll draw up a wide assortment of devices, from traditional pacemakers and cochlear implants to more futuristic brain and retinal microchips aimed ...

The misconception that "the harder the bearing, the better"1.1 Hard metal seems best for supporting heavy shaftsMany people ...

"Soft metals like lithium and sodium have excellent properties for being batteries' negative electrodes, with lithium considered as an ultimate anode material for future high-energy rechargeable ...

Imagine an aircraft that could alter its wing shape in midflight and, like a pelican, dive into the water before morphing into a submarine. Cornell University engineering professor Rob Shepherd and ...

Soft porous crystals (SPCs), with soft metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as prominent examples, have attracted significant attention as a new generation of functional materials due to their remarkable ...

Coating a soft metal with any compound that adheres leads to smoother cuts because the coating makes the surface more brittle. Fixing the chips. A microscope image (about 400 micrometers wide) shows ...

When rapidly compressed to planetary-core pressures, lead—a soft metal—becomes 10 times stronger than high-grade steel. Figure 1: The application of stress to a solid causes the material to flow—a ...

Soft surfaces such as polymers, viscoelastic materials, and liquid metals present unique challenges in characterization and measurement. The KLA Instruments ™ metrology portfolio includes optical ...

Engineers developed a metal-free, Jelly-like material that is as soft and tough as biological tissue and can conduct electricity similarly to conventional metals. The new material, which is a type of ...