Future robots may sport a wax coating that allows them to transform from soft and squishy to stiff and strong. Dipping foam or plastic in molten wax creates structures whose flexibility and strength ...

Farmers will often place sheets of plastic on the ground along their crop rows, in order to help hold moisture in the soil. According to a new study, however, the use of wax-coated sand may be a ...

THIS season, like every previous one, recreational and racing skiers alike will apply wax to their skis in the hope of schussing that little bit faster. They will do so after assessing the air's ...