Scientists have discovered a coral mechanism that could help engineers design robots able to adjust their strength and ...

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its ...

Touch the branches of Leptogorgia chilensis, a soft coral found along the Pacific coast from California to Chile, and its flexible arms stiffen, like ...

Study investigated the structure-property relationship of the coral’s sclerite-based biological granular jamming system.

There’s a place in Erie, Pennsylvania where old cars go to be reborn, not as vehicles but as fantastical creatures that seem ready to crawl, fly, or rocket away at any moment—welcome to Schaefer’s ...

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia ...

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

For workers whose jobs involve hours of lifting and repetitive motion, even small innovations can make a big difference in ...

Pitt engineers and neurosurgeons create the first self-powered spinal implant that transmits healing data without batteries ...

Inspired by the color-changing ability of cephalopods,researchers are developing a material to be used in sensors and soft robotics applications.