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The Redemption of Vanity, is a work of art by MIT artist in residence Diemut Strebe that has been realized together with Brian L. Wardle, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Director of necstlab and Nano- Engineered Composite aerospace STructures (NECST) Consortium and his team Drs. Luiz Acauan and Estelle Cohen. Strebe's residency at MIT is supported by the Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST).

MIT Engineers Develop 'Blackest Black' to Date

With apologies to Spinal Tap, it appears that black can, indeed, get more black.

Silk is a natural protein that can also be produced synthetically. It has good abilities and versatile possibilities.

New Material Combines Wood Fibers, Spider Silk

The material could soon replace plastic.

A new lightweight plastic that is 14 times stronger and eight times lighter (less dense) than steel may lead to next-generation military armor.

Pearls Inspire Enhanced Lightweight Armor

The Army is mimicking the outer coating of pearls.

Inspired by chameleon skin, this flexible material changes color in response to heat and light.

Chameleon-Inspired Smart Skin

The new material could soon be used as a new camouflage.

Laird Performance Materials Coolzorb 5 G

Hybrid Thermal & EMI Absorber

Supports 5G handheld device and network infrastructure applications.

The new technology can produce a 10x10 cm smart textile patch in just three minutes.

Waterproof e-Textiles Laser Printed in Minutes

The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics will be laser printed and made in minutes.

This undated photo provided by the 'Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research the Alfred Wegener institute' shows snow samples from Tschuggen, Switzerland, locked and ready for transport to Davos. Scientists of the institute say they proved plastic in the snow of the Alps and the Arctic.

Scientists Find Microplastics in Arctic Snow

The tiny plastics are being sucked into the atmosphere and carried long distances to some of the remotest corners of the planet.

Silver garden spider spiders (Argiope argentata) sit in their webs at Cheryl Hayashi's lab at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Spider silks all start out the same: a wad of goo, akin to rubber cement or thick honey, as Hayashi describes it. Spiders make and stash it in a gland until they want to use the silk. Then, a narrow nozzle called a spigot opens. And as the goo flows out, it morphs into a solid silk strand that is weaved with other strands emerging from other spigots.

Spider Silk Library Holds Secrets for New Materials

It could lead to better materials for bullet-proof vests, space gear and biodegradable fishing lines.

A permeable concrete specimen.

Permeable Concrete Could Help Cool Sizzling Cities

It could reduce the "urban heat island effect."

Fusion 665 Press Release Graphic Final

Ultra-Low-Temperature FKM

Formulated to meet and exceed aerospace industry specifications.

This foil paper doll, as seen above (or in video below), is able to move thanks to a new material.

'Artificial Muscle' Makes Paper Doll Do Sit-Ups

This animated doll has chemists talking.

Top 5 Strangest Poisons That Can Kill You

There are some crazy poisons in this world of ours, and they're often found in things you'd least expect.