How linear, rotary, reciprocating and oscillating motion are evolving as customization grows and new capabilities emerge.
Machine Design’s Motion Systems Takeover Week mapped advances driving faster, smarter engineering in hardware (kinematics) ...
Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking, eco-friendly way to recycle Teflon, one of the world’s toughest plastics, into ...
What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical signaling that powers the simplest organisms? Researchers at the University ...
A soft robotic system uses liquid crystal elastomers to merge shape shifting, gripping, and color change, demonstrating fully ...
Time crystals exhibit perpetual motion-like behavior when separated from external energy input, but scientists found a way to ...
A mechanical artwork created in 1775 to portray the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been brought to life for the first time. A remarkable mechanical artwork first envisioned in 1775 to capture ...