Living cells are highly organized, yet they are not assembled using rigid blueprints or by following a predetermined plan.

E pluribus unum—"out of many, one"—is not only a motto for the United States; it's a good credo for microrobots. A research collaboration between Cornell and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent ...

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

Haumea, known for its unusual elongated shape, is one of the fastest rotating objects in the solar system and has two moons. Photo Credit: NASA ...