Hydrogels, soft and water-rich materials, have long fascinated researchers because of their potential in medical and ...

Scientists in South Korea have unveiled an ultra-stretchable hydrogen electrolyte that can expand up ...

Key to the work is a class of materials known as photo-ion generators (PIGs). These can become some 1,000 times more ...

Researchers have achieved a tremendous breakthrough in the field of soft robotics, creating a bot using water-based hydrogen material, so as to allow it to be patterned, folded, and manipulated to ...

Inspired by the electric shock capabilities of electric eels, scientists have developed a soft, stretchable “jelly” battery ideal for wearable devices or soft robotics, according to a new paper ...

Embodying intelligence into materials requires engineering systems that can autonomously sense, adapt, and respond to environmental stimuli, similar to the dynamic behaviours of living organisms.

Picture a surgical robot that can move, cut tissue, release drugs, grip and store samples, and wirelessly generate heat. You ...

Inspired by the hardness-changing behavior of sea cucumbers, a 3D-printed hard/soft switchable hydrogel was successfully developed by infusing a phase transition hydrated salt solution into the ...