Scientists Create Material With “Artificial Metabolism”
Slime Mold Scientists just got one step closer to creating living machines — or at least machines that mimic biological life as we know it. A new biomaterial built in…
Scientists Say New Quantum Material Could “‘Download’ Your Brain”
Computer Brain Scientists say they’ve developed a new “quantum material” that could one day transfer information directly from human brains to a computer. The research is in early stages, but it invokes…
Scientists Create Material That Blocks Sound, but Not Air or Light
Listen Up By combining math with 3D printing, researchers from Boston University have created a new material that seemingly defies logic: light and air have no trouble passing through it…
New Self-Repairing Material Could Let You Key Your Car Just for Fun
T-1000 A car that erases key scratches like an Etch-a-Sketch. A phone that fixes itself when you drop it on the sidewalk moments after buying it. Body armor and robots that can…
Scientists Say New Material Could Hold up an Actual Space Elevator
Space Elevator It takes a lot of energy to put stuff in space. That’s why one longtime futurist dream is a “space elevator” — a long cable strung between a…