In the world of structural engineering, smaller is stronger. As materials shrink, they often get stronger. But when we push ...

Scientists at Caltech have figured out how to precisely engineer tiny three-dimensional (3D) metallic pieces with nanoscale dimensions. The process can work with any metal or metal alloy and yields ...

A project at Caltech has fabricated 3D metallic pieces with nanoscale structures using a two-photon lithography process. Described in Nature Communications, the manufacturing principle could now be ...

In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be the task of miniature robots. Not little metal humanoid or even bio-mimicking robots; think instead ...

Researchers developed a 3D printing-based method to tailor metal alloys by composition and structure, creating stronger, application-specific materials. (Nanowerk News) Caltech scientists have ...

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a cross-section of a nickel octahedral nano-lattice generated using Caltech's new additive technique. The scale bar here is 5 microns. Yellow arrows ...

(Nanowerk News) In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be the task of miniature robots. Not little metal humanoid or even bio-mimicking robots; ...

A nanoscale lattice prepared using a new technique developed by the lab of Julia R. Greer. Credit: Caltech Late last year, Caltech researchers revealed that they had developed a new fabrication ...

Scanning electron microscope image of Caltech's printed bioresorbable acoustic hydrogel microrobots. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Scientists at EPFL in Switzerland have found a way to grow dense metal structures inside a simple water-based gel, producing parts that can withstand 20 times more pressure than those made with ...