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"The laser beam can be positioned with great accuracy on surfaces, so we can produce significantly smaller microlenses than is possible with previously existing methods," commented Thomas Höche head ...

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A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to ...

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living ...

Researchers from Rice University have identified new sequence-structure-property relationships for tailoring engineered ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have created this stunning material by merging machine learning (AI) with nanoscale ...

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Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...