After previously trying out low-tech compression molding with a toaster oven and 3D printed molds, [future things] is back ...

This 3D-printed plastic skeleton stretches and bends as the foam compresses. Embedded inside regular foam, it creates an ultra-durable hybrid material that can be tuned for strength, shock absorption, ...

Researchers at Volkswagen’s Innovation Hub at the University of Tennessee Research (UT) Park at Cherokee Farm in Knoxville, Tenn. are applying the resources of the university and the nearby Oak Ridge ...

In a multi-year project, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed plasmonic plastic – a type of composite material with unique optical properties that can be ...