Scientists have created “acoustic holograms” that can assemble matter into 3D objects, using just sound. The technique works with various types of particles and even living cells, allowing for a new ...

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(Nanowerk News) Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or “nano-objects,” of very different types—inorganic or organic—into desired 3-D structures. Though ...

A San Francisco-based company has developed a robotic system that is installed in a small box. The innovation includes two robotic arms capable of grabbing and moving objects. The system is capable of ...

Researchers at MIT are finding ways to make objects and buildings construct themselves, such as this rock-and-string structure MIT collaborated with ETH Zurich on display at the Chicago Biennial.

In evolutionary theory, natural selection 1 describes why some things exist and others do not 2. Darwin’s theory of evolution and its modern synthesis point out how selection among variants in the ...

This research is due to be presented in August in Vancouver (Canada) at SIGGRAPH, the most important conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques where companies such as Nvidia, Disney ...

Programmable assembly of small objects on the liquid surface is of paramount significance for numerous perspectives, ranging from bottom-up fabrication of functional materials and devices 1,2,3,4,5,6 ...

There’s something magical about building in VR. Imagine being able to assemble weightless car engines, arrange dynamic virtual workspaces, or create imaginary castles with infinite bricks. Arranging ...

Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) have created robotic subunits called "voxels" that can self-assemble into a rudimentary robot, and then collect more voxels to assemble larger ...

UPTON, NY--Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or "nano-objects," of very different types--inorganic or organic--into desired 3-D structures. Though self ...