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September 14, 2017

CMMI EXTENDS DEADLINES IN RESPONSE TO RECENT HURRICANES

August 14, 2017

2-faced 2-D material is a first at Rice

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July 18, 2017

New gel coatings may lead to better catheters and condoms

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June 23, 2017

Switchable DNA mini-machines store information

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June 22, 2017

Sea sponges stay put with anchors that bend but don't break

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June 14, 2017

Researchers create 3-D printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change

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June 2, 2017

New ceramic nanofiber 'sponges' could be used for flexible insulation, water purification

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April 28, 2017

PowerPoint and LED projector enable new technique for self-folding origami

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February 24, 2017

New pop-up strategy inspired by cuts, not folds

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February 1, 2017

Transparent, gel-based robots can catch and release live fish

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January 18, 2017

A toolkit for transformable materials

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January 4, 2017

Sea sponges offer clues to how human-made structures can resist buckling

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January 3, 2017

Rice probes ways to turn cement's weakness to strength

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August 8, 2016

Nothing -- and something -- give concrete strength, toughness

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May 31, 2016

Mantis shrimp inspires next generation of ultra-strong materials

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May 17, 2016

UW team first to measure microscale granular crystal dynamics

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March 14, 2016

Tunable windows for privacy, camouflage

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March 11, 2016

A foldable material that can change size, volume and shape

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January 27, 2016

Reconfigurable origami tubes could find antenna, microfluidic uses

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December 7, 2015

Stretchy hydrogel 'Band-Aid' senses, lights up, delivers medicine

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November 9, 2015

Hydrogel superglue is 90 percent water

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September 29, 2015

Wearable electronic health patches may now be cheaper and easier to make

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September 24, 2015

Nano-mechanical study offers new assessment of silicon for next-gen batteries

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September 21, 2015

Four-dimensional technology allows self-folding of complex objects

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September 8, 2015

Untangling the mechanics of knots

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September 7, 2015

Paper tubes make stiff origami structures

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September 1, 2015

Water heals a bioplastic

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August 17, 2015

Controlling the uncontrollable

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July 23, 2015

Scientists stretch electrically conducting fibers to new lengths

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