As the team continues to refine their printing capabilities, they envision a practical integration of these vibrant, responsive materials, with innovative fabrication techniques that could also ...

R esearchers have engineered groups of robots that behave as smart materials with tunable shape and strength, mimicking ...

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Understanding smart materials is vital for advancing adaptable technologies, forming the foundation for breakthroughs in robotics, automation, and biomedical devices. This area of study explores the ...

In a breakthrough for smart materials, scientists from several top institutions have developed a new 3D printing method to create color-changing materials that react to pressure and movement. These ...

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Engineers at Saarland University recently used lightweight, shape-memory materials to create a non-pneumatic robotic gripper.

A team of researchers from Saarland University in Germany has found a way to turn super-thin, stretchy films—about the thickness of kitchen cling wrap—into smart materials that can bring everyday ...

3D printing materials; specialized sensors; and smart materials. Materials scientists and engineers work at the forefront of technology, applying physics, chemistry, and biology to compose new ...

‘Forecasts predict that this figure could triple by 2050,’ says Paul Motzki, Professor of Smart Material Systems for Innovative Production at Saarland University and Scientific Director/CEO at ZeM ...

NARRATOR:'But one of their current projects, involving smart materials as used in stealth technology by the military, is now being used in the production of wind turbines. NARRATOR:'By 2020 ...