BOSTON–Researchers at Harvard University have developed a soft, elastomeric structure which can walk. The secret is the use of chambers within the structure, according to the study. As these chambers ...
Rubber is the general term for an elastomer, a polymeric material that may be deformed elastically by several hundred percent. Elastomers are based on macromolecules with either carbon or silicon ...
HOUSTON – (Jan. 19, 2024) – Amanda Marciel describes her current research, supported by a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, as an effort to understand and make “really soft, ...