He said any paper structure that proved capable of supporting a textbook next had to be picked up by one hand and transported to a different desk. That scrapped several teams’ plans to create four ...

Using cellulose nanofibers from wood, researchers have made paper that can be tuned using a slow heat treatment to be effective semiconductors, some almost as conductive as metals (ACS Nano 2022, DOI: ...

Towering skyscrapers, innovative airports, artistic sculptures and other fantastical buildings were constructed at the Episcopal School of Acadiana's Lafayette campus on Thursday, but the building ...

Scientists have now replicated that technique to produce self-folding paper structures. Like plants, paper is made up mostly of cellulose fibers. In both cases, when those fibers absorb water, they ...

When natural motion comes to mind, plants are most likely at the bottom of most people's list. The truth is that plants can perform complex movements, but they only do so very slowly. The main ...