New research from the UW and the Toyota Research Institute explores how drivers trade off between cognitive tasks, driving and using vehicle touch screens. Researchers placed participants in a driving simulator and had them complete memory tests while interacting with the simulator’s touch screen.

Chemical reactions that are sensitive to force could help power engineered materials that beat, twitch and shiver like living tissue for new applications in robotics and other technologies

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers examined how boiling PFSA polymer membranes — a common treatment applied to the material — affects their performance and helps them work as specialized tools for different applications.

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem. They report a new plant-based plastic made from cellulose, the world’s most abundant organic compound. The new plastic is strong, flexible, and capable of rapid decomposition in natural environments, setting it apart from other plastics marketed as biodegradable.