Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties into solid Lego-like building blocks. By controlling the solidity of hundreds ...

Duke engineers created solid blocks that can reprogram stiffness on demand, enabling robots to change motion without rebuilding.

If you break open a chicken bone, you won't find a solid mass of white material inside. Instead, you will see a complex, ...

MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, and other structural elements that could one day offer lighter, modular, and more sustainable alternatives to ...

Plastic waste is no longer just an eyesore floating on the surface of rivers and seas. A growing body of research now shows that it is reshaping the chemistry and biology of water itself, creating ...

RIZHAO, SHANDONG, CHINA, January 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The purification workshop of Rizhao Wanjia International ...

A groundbreaking discovery led by the University of St. Andrews has found a way to turn ordinary household plastic waste into the building block for anti-cancer drugs. Household PET (polyethylene ...

Q: I am considering installing glass block windows on some first floor ones for security. Is the solid glass energy efficient and can I have some summertime ventilation with them? A: From a security ...

Laundry is an important but often overlooked source of microplastics. Credit: Firn/shutterstocj.com Microplastics are a serious issue, taking thousands of years to break down and being increasingly ...

Andy Dinsdale began walking the southern English coast in search of a “sea heart,” a tough Mahogany seed carried by ocean currents from Central and South American rainforests. In his quest to find one ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could build a storage shelf for all the tools and equipment that you keep out in your garage, without having to pull out any of these tools and equipment to put it together ...