Lengths of sedge, a grass-like plant, are dyed and dried and then woven into mats in Vietnam, a process that is over 200 years old. Sedge plants have been used as a... Read More

Researchers at MIT have created a super light material that’s 10 times stronger than steel, using graphene flakes. The new material’s strength is determined by its... Read More

The patterns of nature frequently inspire breakthroughs in man-made technology. One example is from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where a team created... Read More