Before, most underwater robots use propellers to get around. Inspired by squid, researchers from Beihang University invented a “squid-like aquatic-aerial vehicle”. Squids propel themselves using water jets. Some squids have strong water jets and they can jump out of the water. They achieve controlled flight for a […]

IUPUI students create biologically inspired designs that could be used to create a safer football helmet. They considered cellular helmet liners are ideal for impact energy absorption, as their structures can mimic the excellent absorbing capabilities of energy protective biological structures. These students took some of nature’s hardest surfaces — surfaces […]

Mantis shrimp developed an internal structure to protect its club it uses to attack the preys with great force. This unique structure that wraps around its club protects it from being damage as it attacks its preys. The University of California Riverside reverse engineering the club and has determined that it […]