Equipping robots with sensors and dropping them into disaster zones could provide first responders with critical information about conditions on the ground

 Researchers are investigating polymers that change their color or fluorescence characteristics when placed under mechanical load

A new study is the first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes

Scientists designed a quantum device that separates the catalyst from the starting chemicals

A closer look at seismic data from 2008–2017 expands Southern California's earthquake catalog by a factor of 10

Chalcogenide glass is a unique material used to make optical components that operate at mid-infrared wavelengths

A new energy-efficient method has been developed to synthesize bioplastic ingredients

Researchers are using the physics of airflows to locate gaseous leaks more quickly in complex scenarios

When put under pressure, plastic crystals of neopentylglycol yield huge cooling effects

Topological materials could result in everything from more energy-efficient electronics to the development of novel superconductors

First-of-its-kind nanogenerator designed by UCLA researchers and colleagues also acts as a weather station

Cornell engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties of living things