Researchers will study and develop materials that mimic such material as sticky and durable caddisfly silk, the adaptable skin of a sea cucumber, and a substance that directs cellular behavior

Michigan State University biometric expert Anil Jain and his team are working to solve the biggest problems facing fingerprint recognition systems today

A team of NYU chemists has created a series of three-dimensional structures that take a step closer to resembling those found in nature

Nature-inspired film is scratch resistant, self-cleaning and could be used on flexible displays

Columbia Engineering technique could lead to stronger composite materials used in commercial products, opening the way for their use in structural applications

Researchers find a new potential use for a pesky weed

The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Xiaohu Xia Wins CAREER Award for work involving color-coded testing of diseases 

Iowa State University scientists have built a device that mimics the branches and leaves of a cottonwood tree and generates electricity when its artificial leaves sway in the wind

Researchers were inspired to study how nanoparticles could gain biological functions through the enzymes that drive sperm tails