Imagine building a Lego tower with perfectly aligned blocks. Each block represents an atom in a tiny crystal, known as a quantum dot. Just like bumping the tower can shift the blocks and change its ...

Materials science isn't the most glamorous science out there, but it has the potential to manifest the most change, and win a ...

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 bioengineering. ...

Forward-looking: While examining polymer nanostructures with a scanning electron microscope, researchers at Stanford University discovered that the new material can easily change its color and surface ...

Octopus and cuttlefish are masters of disguise. Many species can rapidly change both the color and the texture of their skin – an ability that scientists have long sought to replicate with synthetic ...