Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.

President Donald Trump has become a huge fan of Florsheim-brand dress shoes, but the CEO of the suburban Milwaukee company that designs and markets them said the firm can’t afford to make them in the ...

It’s no longer a question if these companies will grow; it’s about how and where they choose to grow to offer flexibility, manage risk and support long-term stability.

The alien-like machines, described as ‘legged metamachines’, are built from autonomous modules that can be snapped together in a variety of forms. Researchers say the approach could lead to robots ...