One of the most important parts of a painting is the canvas, which is usually made from cellulose-based fibers

Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures

Current state-of-the-art prosthetics rely on machine learning to create a "pattern recognition" approach to prosthesis control

Researchers applied a technique using 3-D X-ray tomography of an electrode to better understand what is happening on the inside of a lithium ion battery

In the search for ways to harvest small amounts of energy to run electronic devices or sensors, researchers typically add hard ceramic nanoparticles to a flexible polymer support

New technology could lead to development of novel "xenoprotein" drugs against infectious diseases

The new technology has biomedical, soft robot and other applications

Columbia Engineering team discovers the fibers' exceptional capabilities to reflect sunlight and transmit optical signals and images

A new study found that data from wearable sensors and artificial intelligence could one day predict whether a person is experiencing the onset of a respiratory or cardiovascular disease

Researchers discover that cresols disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations

RoboFly is slightly heavier than a toothpick and is powered by a laser beam

Although most wing shapes used today create turbulent wake vortices, wing geometrics can be designed to reduce or eliminate wingtip vortices almost entirely