Chronic pain affects millions of people, but if you're a woman, you're more likely to suffer. This reality has puzzled ...

Here, the authors report a super-structured porous hydrogel that integrates contradictory properties including mechanical properties of high strength, stiffness, toughness and fatigue resistance ...

The ideal water-harvesting material would attract moisture readily but hold it loosely enough for easy release. The Shanghai researchers tackled this challenge by creating a material that occupies a ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — To get around the constraints of quantum physics, researchers have built a new acoustic system to study the way the minuscule atoms of condensed matter talk together. They hope ...

From seat cushions to mattresses to insulation, foam is everywhere—even if we don't always see it. Now, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have fused chemistry with technology to ...

Framework for nanoscale material design using programmable DNA systems enables precise control over structure, function, and immune signaling in soft materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nucleic acids ...