The development could help scientists develop patient-specific treatments and one day offer a lab-grown lung transplant option.

EPFL researchers have pioneered a 3D printing method that grows metals and ceramics inside a water-based gel, resulting in ...

See how an autonomous robot created a shock-absorbing shape no human ever could -- and what it means for designing safer helmets, packaging, car bumpers, and more. Inside a lab in Boston University's ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...

This 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual cetacean-like shape of Belize's Lighthouse Reef. It's home to the famous Great ...

Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, even inspiring the 2018 blockbuster film The Meg. The species lived some ...

Using heat-activated nitinol metal, researchers have devised a reversible, shape-shifting, conical spiral antenna that needs no discrete external actuator. How a special nitinol compound and 3D ...

Steakholder Foods’ plant-based, 3D-printed ‘steak’. Credit: Steakholder Foods The food industry has been contemplating how 3D printing technology might shape product development and consumption for ...