Material World: Biology Scales, Spandex Shifts and the Machinery Catch Up

Rheon Labs expands reactive polymer tech with Decathlon while Hyosung scales sugarcane-based spandex and Interspace leans ...
VoxelMatters

ValCUN’s 3D printed catalytic air purifier reduces emissions and costs

AddCat and ValCUN developed a next-gen catalytic reactor with higher conversion efficiency and a 37% lower total cost of ...
Frontiers

Electronic Materials, Devices, and Architectures for Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Hardware

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries ranging from healthcare and autonomous vehicles to smart manufacturing and entertainment. However, its ...

Mussels and mistletoe inspire design for sustainable materials

Taking inspiration from how mussels and mistletoe plants build natural fibers and adhesives, researchers at McGill University ...
Tech Xplore

Bio-inspired structural design improves impact resistance and energy absorption

The delicate butterfly served as the inspiration for a new lightweight lattice structure that also boasts enhanced mechanical ...
Forbes

8 Interior Design Trends You’ll See Everywhere In 2026

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. This year is shaping up to be a defining one for design. While trends ...
Business Wire

MATERIAL Unleashes Formless Energy, Defying the Laws of Industrial Gravity

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For decades, battery manufacturing has stood still despite advances in battery chemistry. Today, Material Hybrid Manufacturing Inc. (MATERIAL) announces it has raised $7.1 ...
AZOM

Material Informatics and Advanced Data Analytics in Engineering Design

Materials informatics sits at the intersection of experimental science, computation, and data analytics. The aim is simple: use data and models to make discovering, designing, and deploying new ...
MacRumors

Meta's Creative Studio Led by Former Apple Design Head to 'Treat Intelligence as a New Design Material'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced plans to launch a creative studio that will be led by former Apple UI designer Alan Dye. As we learned earlier today, Dye is leaving his position as Vice ...
CU Boulder News & Events

New open-source software allows for efficient 3D printing with multiple materials

A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...
Hyperallergic

Study Material Culture, Design History, and Decorative Arts at Bard Graduate Center in NYC

Passionate about decorative arts, design history, or material culture? Eager to discover how object-based study can advance your curatorial and scholarly interests? Attend an open house at Bard ...
Southern Living

Designers Say This Countertop Material Will Be Everywhere Next Year

There's no competition: Quartz will reign as the most popular countertop material in 2026. The National Kitchen & Bath Association just released its 2026 Kitchen Design Trends report. In that report, ...