"Collecting texture information on soft metals is challenging, primarily due to difficulties in accessing the area of interest and the lithium and sodium metal's reactivity," said study co-author Zhao ...

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A panel of seven images with a scale of 100 μm shows a surface gradually changing from solid orange through pink, purple with pink dots, and green with purple dots to a final pattern of green dots on ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...

Researchers have created the first materials that can change not just their colour, but also their surface texture on demand — inspired by how octopuses adjust their skin to blend in with the rocks ...

Fresh from receiving the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of two awards from the Indie Game Awards after its use of generative AI hit the ...

While Jonathan Blutinger, GSAS ’21, was pursuing a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, he had an unusual idea. He wanted to use 3D-printing technology to ...

FPS Valve veteran imperiously scorns reports that it's secretly finished Half-Life 3 and moving devs to other projects: 'They've been done for months! They just sit on the game! They're just relaxing!

Engineers from Northwestern University have developed a flexible device you can wear on your fingertip like a Band-Aid to feel the sensation of interacting with textured and patterned surfaces on a ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today, instead of our usual news roundup, I’m here to introduce you to our new interim host. I’m ...

One of the joys of winter dressing lies in its many textures and layers—and there’s no time like the present to rediscover those tactile touches that give a cold-weather wardrobe dimension and ...

I might've been able to get away with a two-step lazy girl skincare routine 10 years ago — but ever since I hit my 30s, I've started stepping up my game. Namely, I began using retinol in hopes of ...