An object is something that you can touch. A material is what the object is made from. When we choose a material, we need to select the right one for the object it will finally become. For example, ...

In our world, we have different materials like wood, metal, plastic and glass. These materials are used to make the objects we see and use everyday. Each material has special properties that make it ...

Multi-material 3D printing combines the functional properties of different materials (e.g., mechanical, electrical, color) within a single object that is fabricated without manual assembly. However, ...

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 ...

Hotter objects typically glow brighter than cooler ones, making them stand out in infrared images. But a newly designed coating bucks the rule that hotter equals brighter. For certain wavelengths of ...

Figure 1: SEM of micro-objects obtained by the replica process. The successful process of transformation of micrometric objects from one material into another with complete shape retention opens up ...