The gap between 3D-printed model parts and real-world durability is closing fast, driven by a wave of 2026 material innovations and refined printing techniques. By adapting structural principles from ...

Recent breakthroughs in 3D printing span hardware, materials, and design workflows, from ultra-thin optical films enabling medical-grade prints on budget machines to microwave-assisted electronics ...

This article examines a range of materials and design strategies for managing EV battery heat, focusing on the use of custom thermal interface pads and heat spreaders. These components help maintain ...

New feature provides pixel-level control for dynamic drawing and asset manipulation in Altia Design. By bringing shader-level control to 2D design, Altia empowers HMI teams to deliver dynamic, ...

Every business owner knows that marketing is important, but not everyone knows how to do it. Reaching new customers is vital to the success of any company, but with hundreds of strategies and dozens ...

Refraction—the bending of light as it passes through different media—has long been constrained by physical laws that prevent independent control over how light waves along different directions bend.

Looking to classical architecture, we find longstanding precedents for material authenticity. Stone in Gothic churches, marble in the Parthenon, and timber in Japanese temples were not superficial ...

Google accidentally showed off its big Android design refresh last week, but now Material 3 Expressive is official. Google says the new interface will begin with Android OS, but it will eventually ...

This series was created for UL Research Institutes by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Though his lab in Skokie, Illinois, is thousands of ...

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