MIT engineers have created an ultrasonic device that rapidly frees water from materials designed to absorb moisture from the ...

In the not-too-distant future, we may see wound dressings that default to absorbing bodily fluids, while also releasing medication on demand. The same material could allow robots to cool themselves by ...

Parents, this may be the greatest gift since sliced bread. They're exactly what they sound like: pajamas for kids in potty training. They're made with liquid-absorbing materials to keep your kids' ...

That was until I heard about this water absorbing stone tray for just $9, that promises to instantly soak up spills in ...

AZoM speaks with Sung Hoon Kang from Johns Hopkins University about his research into a material that protects like metal upon impact but is lighter and tougher than metal. This novel foam-like ...

Remarkable liquid materials called colloids stiffen under impact. Researchers have studied the effect of powerful impacts such as those produced by firearms or micrometeorites. At first glance, ...