Abstract: Medical instruments made of compliant materials provide increased safety and dexterity when interacting with anatomical environments. Beyond the development of hardware, the maneuverability ...

Since the dawn of automotive, engineers have worked to make the chassis of a vehicle stiffer. Stiffness was the key to better handling, efficiency, and safety. Engineering blue pills for a car’s ...

The art and technology of scenic design have entered a new era — one defined by flexibility, interactivity and LED innovation. Today’s broadcast environments are no longer static sets but dynamic ...

Flexible ADU designs include options for game rooms, guest suites, or rental units, catering to multigenerational households and different lifestyle preferences. Modern ADUs incorporate seamless ...

Walk into a building today and you’ll see something different from even a decade ago. Desks aren’t the only image of the office; some retail buildings double as a platform for events, while many ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. From the street, Avenue Interior Design’s new studio in West Hollywood could pass for another polished creative office. But ...

Semiconductors have long been a critical enabler in everything from smartphones to industrial machines, underpinning digital transformation, boosting efficiency and productivity, and driving new and ...

Even with foldable phones a reality, batteries have remained stubbornly solid. A new paper outlines a technique for replacing solid electrodes with toothpaste-like fluids. The resultant batteries aren ...

The Ford Flex didn't necessarily need to exist, and yet, the odd crossover/wagon/minivan stuck around for a full decade before finally being sent to the big Costco parking lot in the sky. And while it ...

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo, Chikusa, ...

Have you ever found yourself tangled in the complexities of popular CSS frameworks like Bootstrap or Tailwind, only to realize you’re using just a fraction of their features? You’re not alone. While ...