A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a ...

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

Your next set of patio lights might already be sitting in your trash pile, since a simple upcycling trick can turn everyday plastic into glowing outdoor décor.

Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, tiny “defects” emerge when symmetry breaks, shaping everything from cosmic ...

It doesn't matter how well designed a tool is, how intuitive its function may seem, someone can still use it for years and not realize they've been using it wrong. For example, that loose tab on the ...

In the Midwest, when it's cold all winter, I keep my boys busy with cardboard and tape. They love creating something interesting out of whatever they can get their hands on. I'm happy to let them do ...

We're in the middle of holiday trading here, so this is going to be a shortened report. Stocks finished higher as Santa Claus finally arrived for the market. The S&P 500 finished up the most – 1.40%.