Researchers have developed a simple way to make intricate shape-shifting building blocks. The team used a computer to model nearly a million designs to find the perfect blueprint that could make ...

Scientists devised a new way of assembling ordered crystals made of nanoparticles. In this process, nanoparticles in the shape of cubes, octahedrons, and spheres coordinate with each other to build ...

UPTON, NY-Taking child's play with building blocks to a whole new level-the nanometer scale-scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have constructed 3D ...

Sanding blocks are fantastic labor-savers, but if you’re sanding ornate carvings, the sandpaper typically has to mold to your fingertips. Taking the idea of a malleable foam sanding block to the next ...

The announcement from Product Manager Jason Toff says: It’s designed to feel more like playing with children’s blocks than working with traditional 3D modeling software. Starting with a simple set of ...

DNA’s organizing powers go big: strands of the genetic material can guide gel cubes large enough to be seen with the naked eye to assemble into groups 1. A piece of single-stranded DNA will pair up ...

The following is a transcript for the video: Narrator: These cubes? They're no ordinary building blocks. They're built to collapse, expand, and change shapes infinitely. And they're called Ghostkubes.