Tag Archives: materials

Sploid is fast becoming one of our favorite websites and this little tidbit is definitely one of the reasons why! Check out this non-Newtonian fluid in a pool!

We're not exactly sure whether it's a a good thing to feed silkworms dyed food but someone thought so and when they did something pretty cool happened...

$3.5 million from Social+Capital has enabled Athos to create connected workout clothing capable of tracking your muscle output among other things.

When it comes to futuristic technology buildings are one of the most impressive mediums of displaying this type of technology. Today we're checking out a new bionic material that allows buildings to open and close like flowers that bloom. Flectofin is a material based upon the Bird of Paradise flower. The material has been around for approximately a year and just received the first ever Gips-Schüle Research Prize.

When infected by a baculovirus, a gypsy moth caterpillar's brain is hijacked, causing it to climb. Once at the top of the tree, the virus liquefies the caterpillar, raining virus-ridden goo onto other caterpillars.