Material Scientists Just Created a Revolutionary New Building Material Based on a Tangled Ball of Staples

Get ready for a new sustainable building material

Harvard Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Elastomer Filaments That Mimic Muscle Movement

Researchers develope a 3D printing method for elastomer-based filaments that bend, twist, expand, or contract when heated or cooled.

Argentine inventor develops magnetizable cement that could eliminate need for drilling into walls

A 29-year-old’s magnetic cement could end drilling walls, turning everyday surfaces into flexible, reusable storage systems

Exploring the Revival of Cob as a Building Material

Dezeen's latest series investigates one of the world's oldest building materials – cob. Building with Cob will explore how this ancient, ear

RMIT Researchers Develop Cement-Free Rammed Earth Building Material Using Cardboard Formwork

RMIT researches have created a building material where rammed earth is encased in permanent cardboard formworks, eliminating the need for ce

With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic “magno-bots” perform complex maneuvers

MIT researchers’ new fabrication technique can produce soft, microscopic structures with magnetically activated moving parts.