A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has engineered soft materials with highly ...

A warm hand is enough to drive motion in tiny Salmonella-inspired robots that harness molecular-level dynamic bonding.

Customization of rotary and linear motion systems improves performance, reduces costs and simplifies complex applications in manufacturing and medical devices. Advances in smart, compact and ...

There are three main types of mechanical switches: clicky, linear, and tactile. Here are examples and sound tests of a ...

Component manufacturers can minimize energy use by working efficiency tactics into the design and intended operation of mechanical components. Tactics for moving an asynchronous system from IE3 to IE4 ...

Stanford University researchers have developed a key experimental device for future quantum physics-based technologies that borrows a page from current, everyday mechanical devices. Reliable, compact, ...

Researchers have created a soft, stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and works in both dry and wet environments. Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a ...

Researchers have discovered a low-energy way to recycle Teflon® by using mechanical motion and sodium metal. The process turns the notoriously durable plastic into sodium fluoride that can be reused ...