In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that ...

MIT researchers add mechanophores to polymers, boosting impact resistance and opening paths to tougher tires and electronics ...

Drop the phone on the pavement, and you brace for the sickening sound of ...

As the aircraft industry continues to strive for increased efficiency and sustainability, every pound of weight removed reduces fuel consumption and corresponding emissions. Composites have made ...

Researchers developed a new system to fire tiny beads and test how polymer films would react to projectile impacts. The top row, in color, shows a 3D-view of the exit-side of impacts. The middle row ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeffrey Steele has been a freelance writer for one-third of a century. Rendering of a Lewisboro, N.Y. disaster-resilient home by ...

Certain creatures have unique microstructures in their exoskeletons that enable them to withstand heavy impacts continuously over time. These Bouligand structures can be found in the mantis shrimp, ...