GM has filed a patent application for a reconfigurable vehicle door panel system that can provide an additional seat, work ...

Topological photonics promises robust light transport immune to disorder, but existing linear systems are essentially static and cannot be reconfigured after fabrication. Now, a collaboration of ...

Envision small robotic modules, lifting the lid of a storage box, spilling out, rearranging themselves to be the box's legs and transporting it to where you might be seated. That's exactly what Swiss ...

Stacked against other societal problems, a slow wireless connection may seem insignificant. Except it’s a little more complicated. A lot is at stake. “This is really about addressing humanity’s ...

Integrated circuits are the brains behind modern electronic devices like computers or smart phones. Traditionally, these circuits—also known as chips—rely on electricity to process data. In recent ...

Quadcopters may be versatile drones, but those four spread-out arms do keep them from performing certain tasks. An experimental new drone addresses that shortcoming, with arms that passively fold down ...

Along with the development of technology, various materials with different characteristics of materials are coming out. However, "reconfigurable materials" have been devised which can significantly ...

As a PI of the NSF Center for Robots and Sensors for the Human Well-Being (RoSe-HUB), Prof. Voyles directs RoSe-HUB co-sponsored projects based on some of this work. This site also reflects work as a ...

Link: Reconfigurable House on Vimeo. Reconfigurable House from haque d+r on Vimeo. "with Adam Somlai-Fischer/Aether Architecture and the Reorient team. "The Reconfigurable House is an environment ...

Space on the instrument panel is valuable real estate. And it's under siege. Interior designers are faced with having to add features - from warning icons to navigation systems - but they aren't given ...