It might sound a lot like the premise of the 1997 movie, Flubber – but, researchers say a rubbery new shape-shifting substance could pave the way for sophisticated biomedical materials.

You may remember the original 1963 movie "Son of Flubber" starring Fred MacMurray, the sequel to "The Absent-Minded Professor," one of the first films with a toy company marketing tie-in ...

Researchers have shown that a non-living 'ionic hydrogel' is capable of memory The water-based gel was able to get 10 per cent better at Pong with practice In the 1997 Robin Williams flick Flubber ...

But, Flubber, well, flubbed. Not because people didn’t like the product, but because by March the Food and Drug Administration was investigating claims the toy was giving children sore throats ...

The joint promotion with Disney’s “Son of Flubber” movie made it seem like it would be a slam-dunk product. It also didn’t hurt that it seemed like this product would be able to compete ...

The real-life Flubber? Glob of jelly can play Pong thanks to a basic kind of memory, bizarre study reveals. Researchers have shown that a non-living 'ionic hydrogel' is capable of memory ...