Programmable matter and robotic systems represent a dynamic frontier in materials science and robotics, where discrete, often modular units are designed to change their physical properties and ...

Definition: Programmable Matter refers to materials that can change their physical properties (shape, density, modality, conductivity) in real-time, based on user input or autonomous sensing. This ...

Quantum dots can change the very properties of matter by controlling electrons. and eventually into a series of books collectively known as The Queendom of Sol, a future history of the solar system ...

First realised 20 years ago, evolutionary hardware design continues to fascinate a small group of researchers. The attraction is not difficult to understand; instead of trying to design behaviour or ...

ChromoUpdate is a 'programmable matter' technique to quickly change objects' color. The method uses light to alter the saturation of photochromatic ink on an item's surface and could give product ...

To really understand the future, you have to suspend disbelief and imagine for a moment that software isn’t just code on a screen; it’s also matter. It’s physical—as real as the chair you are sitting ...

Stefanie Mueller is a computer scientist and associate professor at CSAIL and EECS, MIT. Her work focuses on designing and developing novel interactive systems and fabrication techniques that enable ...

(Nanowerk News) Imagine intelligent infrastructure that automatically self-assembles, reshapes and repairs itself on demand. Buildings that organically grow new rooms when needed, self-optimizing ...

Aside from being the material to keep Discovery's Wi-Fi warp engines aligned, the super-stuff was installed as part of the starship's refit across all of its control surfaces. While the 24th Century ...