A new study suggests the odd appendages first appeared in the fish's ancestors around 72 million years ago. Today, females ...

Electrification of transportation and the power grid all but require lithium to make batteries—but mining it takes a toll on ...

Pin design software allows users to create custom pins, including enamel designs, with various shapes, colors, and patterns. It helps artists, designers, and businesses produce print-ready designs ...

A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of octopuses. By precisely controlling how a polymer swells with water, researchers ...

A strange, scale-like rock pattern spotted by NASA’s Curiosity rover is catching scientists’ attention on Mars. The images ...

The dragonscale-like patterning on the surface of Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill) A strangely textured region on ...

To generate the needed nanometre-scale pattern, we strive to avoid a serial process such as electron beam lithography. Instead, we take advantage of the same interfacial orientation effects that ...