Scientists have created “acoustic holograms” that can assemble matter into 3D objects, using just sound. The technique works with various types of particles and even living cells, allowing for a new ...

Instead of physical contact, these 300-micrometer robots use fluidic torque — creating controlled whirlpools in the surrounding liquid to exert force on objects ...

Researchers at MIT are finding ways to make objects and buildings construct themselves, such as this rock-and-string structure MIT collaborated with ETH Zurich on display at the Chicago Biennial.

This research is due to be presented in August in Vancouver (Canada) at SIGGRAPH, the most important conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques where companies such as Nvidia, Disney ...

UPTON, NY--Scientists have developed a platform for assembling nanosized material components, or "nano-objects," of very different types--inorganic or organic--into desired 3-D structures. Though self ...

(Nanowerk News) A gripper robot has been developed that can grasp all types of objects, from very fine or thin objects such as acupuncture needles and sewing needles to large objects such as boxes.