Engineering

Squid skin–inspired material is a game changer

Inside a lab in the Calit2 building, Aleksandra Strzelecka opens a drawer, pulls out a small square sheet and hands it to a visitor. The brownish, rubbery material stretches to more than double its original size.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Pathways of diffusion through microelectronic packaging materials

Microelectronics play an important role in the devices we use every day like LED string lights, smartphones, and safety-critical applications such as cars or airplanes. Contact of these small electric components with corrosive ...

Engineering

Creating 3-D images with regular ink

This month, 5,000 distinctive cans of Fuzzy Logic beer will appear on local shelves as part of Massachusetts-based Portico Brewing's attempt to stand out in the aesthetically competitive world of craft beer.