3D printing may seem like the stuff of futuristic sci-fi movies, but these days, you can actually find at-home 3D printers at a reasonable price. That means you can create three-dimensional objects, ...

Engineers have developed a new way to 3D-print liquid and solid materials together, potentially leading to more dynamic and useful products -- from robots to wearable electronic devices. Imagine a ...

A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to ...