At the intersection of mathematics and nature, scientists have found intriguing and often beautiful designs. Pinecone scales ...

In a new move, researchers have shown that protein design software can incorporate motion into its outputs. The resulting protein gives a wave with one arm as it binds and releases a calcium ion ...

A researcher in Switzerland has developed a material that can change and switch between different shapes with stability, something that has been a goal of scientists for some time but until now has ...

When we are discussing the definition of “structure”, the term varies within different disciplines. In the context of the built environment, "structure" refers to anything that is constructed or built ...

Since at least as early as ancient Roman times, humans have recognized the value of what is now known as controlled environment agriculture, allowing farmers to cultivate plants year-round rather than ...

And while this evolutionary AI technique finds its fullest expression when combined with additive manufacturing, or 3D printing processes, which let it design shapes that can't be conventionally ...