Programmable matter and robotic systems represent a dynamic frontier in materials science and robotics, where discrete, often modular units are designed to change their physical properties and ...

Definition: Programmable Matter refers to materials that can change their physical properties (shape, density, modality, conductivity) in real-time, based on user input or autonomous sensing. This ...

Quantum dots can change the very properties of matter by controlling electrons. and eventually into a series of books collectively known as The Queendom of Sol, a future history of the solar system ...

First realised 20 years ago, evolutionary hardware design continues to fascinate a small group of researchers. The attraction is not difficult to understand; instead of trying to design behaviour or ...

To really understand the future, you have to suspend disbelief and imagine for a moment that software isn’t just code on a screen; it’s also matter. It’s physical—as real as the chair you are sitting ...

Aside from being the material to keep Discovery's Wi-Fi warp engines aligned, the super-stuff was installed as part of the starship's refit across all of its control surfaces. While the 24th Century ...