Robots intended for complex natural environments face a familiar problem: rigid bodies and fixed-color surfaces make them ...

Robots have got pretty good at picking up objects. But give them something shiny or clear, and the poor droids will likely lose their grip. Not ideal if you want a kitchen robot that can slice you a ...

In geometry, there are surfaces that do without an inside or outside—and some need at least four dimensions to exist ...

Research by the Science Museum Group based on objects from different periods of UK history shows how their colors have transformed over time, leaving vibrant tones behind and becoming grayer every day ...

Although we've seen color-changing coatings before, they generally just switch between two solid colors. MIT scientists have developed a new system, however, that allows coated objects to take on ...

COLLEGE STATION, August 13, 2003 - They might not normally merit a second glance, but those everyday objects around the house are constantly undergoing intense scrutiny, categorization and ...