Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Researchers recently shared details on creating foldable, self-locking structures by using multi-material 3D printing. These origami-inspired designs can transition between flat and three-dimensional ...

Scientists have created a micron-sized memory actuators that allow atomically sized 2D materials to fold into 3D. How so? Through a quick voltage jolt! To demonstrate this capability, scientists ...

Researchers worldwide are currently working on creating very small nanosized robots with a host of capabilities embedded, including complex electronic circuits, sensors, antennas, and photovoltaics.

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them ...

Researchers have created micron-sized shape memory actuators that enable atomically thin two-dimensional materials to fold themselves into 3D configurations. All they require is a quick jolt of ...