Tiny device, which can roll, jump and grasp objects, might be used in a host of biomedical applications, like minimally invasive surgery or targeted drug delivery
Read article: Printed ferromagnetic domains help make fast-moving robot
Applying an intense magnetic field to Dirac semimetals allows them to produce record amounts of thermopower
Read article: Topological semimetals go thermoelectric
Creating energy-saving glasses and films based on nanocrystals that block all ultraviolet and infrared radiation while remaining transparent to visible light
Read article: Plasmonic windows by design
Shifting microstructures allow device to adapt properties as temperature changes
Read article: Octopus skin inspires new infrared reflector
Flexible, low-cost integrated circuits could transform the market for "Internet of things" devices and packaging on consumer goods
Read article: A smart approach to smart packaging
Scientists at the Materials Research Exchange debate the cultural, social and environmental impact of new materials
Read article: Recognizing the value and values of material science
New material is made by compressing treated wood
Read article: Wood-based ‘supermaterial’ is stronger and tougher than steel
By mathematically transforming an entire spatial dimension into a point, researchers have achieved for the first time metasurfaces with continuous absorption spectra
Read article: Hidden dimensions make broadband metasurfaces
Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Sonic barrier quietens traffic noise with origami
Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Flash Physics: Metallic space fabric, Standard Model deviation at LHCb, accelerator milestone at European XFEL
