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Inspiried by the way bats use sonar to echolocate, a team added a sonar device to walking canes that emits high pitched sounds that are too high for the human ear, and detects the waves that bounce off of objects up to 3 meters away. If an […]
This paper presents underwater 3D capture using a com- mercial depth camera. Previous underwater capture sys- tems use ordinary cameras, and it is well-known that a cali- bration procedure is needed to handle refraction. The same is true for a depth camera being […]
Biology is the most advanced manufacturing technology on the planet. Every day, synthetic biologists around the world make progress in a quest to leverage nature’s genius as a manufacturing tool and to make biology easier to engineer. This week, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer Zymergen introduced Hyaline, a new bio-film for […]
University of Utah researchers have found that the structure of an insulin molecule produced by predatory cone snails may be an improvement over current fast-acting therapeutic insulin. The finding suggests that the cone snail insulin, produced by the snails to stun their prey, could begin working in as few as five […]
Festo, an industrial provider of pneumatics and electrical automation technology, is also known for its Bionic Learning Network. The company strives to mimic and learn from nature. They mimic the locomotion of various animals to gain insight on better approaches to tasks difficult for traditional robots. This innovation mimics the manta […]
Mimicking the natural design motifs of structural biological materials is a promising approach to achieve a unique combination of strength and toughness for engineering materials. In this study, we proposed a 2D computational model, which is a two-hierarchy hybrid composite inspired by the ultrastructural features of bone. The model is composed […]
Classified as a form of bio manufacturing, this new film was designed based on biology in nature and will be used in everyday technology such as TVs, laptops, and smartphones starting this year. It was created through the natural fermentation of substances, similar to the natural process used to make bread […]
Origami manufacturing has led to considerable advances in the field of foldable structures with innovative applications in robotics, aerospace, and metamaterials. However, existing origami are either load-bearing structures that are prone to tear and fail if overloaded or resilient soft structures with limited […]
Abstract: “With high figure of merits (FOMs) and intelligent responsiveness, flexible transparent electrodes (FTEs) based on one-dimensional nanomaterials (1DNMs), covering silver nanowires (AgNWs), copper nanowires (CuNWs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), are of great promise for smart flexible electronics. Inspired by directional collection of water droplets on wetted spider silks, we propose […]
Flight is not the exclusive domain of birds; mammals (bats), insects, and some fish have independently developed this ability by the process of convergent evolution. Birds, however, greatly outperform other flying animals in efficiency and duration. Birds owe this extraordinary capability to feathers and bones, which are […]
It’s no secret that millions of metric tons of plastic waste wash into the ocean each year, where it is broken down into smaller fragments that are incredibly hard to track. Research released of the heinous impacts this has on ocean ecosystems, like causing aneurysms in fish, and sea turtles and […]
Owls are widely known for silent flight, which they are able to achieve due to their unique wing morphologies. Their wings are normally characterized by leading-edge serrations, trailing-edge fringes, and velvet-like surfaces. With these morphological features, owls are able to create aerodynamic force production and sound suppression or noise reduction. Owl-inspired […]
The ants may go marching one by one, but they end up forming a superstructure of thousands — and together they can form a raft that stretches the boundaries of the laws of physics, according to new research released today.
A new technique developed by engineers from the University of California San Diego avoids the need for any exclusive equipment and creates flexible, soft, 3D-printed robots in just minutes. The invention arises from re-evaluating how soft robots are developed: rather than finding out how to add soft materials to a rigid […]
Chromatophore organs in cephalopod skin are known to produce ultra-fast changes in appearance for camouflage and communication. Light-scattering pigment granules within chromatocytes have been presumed to be the sole source of coloration in these complex organs. We report the discovery of structural coloration […]
New nanostructured materials inspired by the biomaterials are created all the time. In this case, a new hollow aurilave-like carbon was created, inspired by the natural spores of Lycoperdon Boavista (SLBs). This new material is “co-doped” in nitrogen and oxygen, and has high performance in sodium-ion batteries and supercapacitors due to […]
Soft-bodied aquatic invertebrates, such as sea slugs and snails, are capable of diverse locomotion modes under water. Recapitulation of such multimodal aquatic locomotion in small-scale soft robots is challenging, due to difficulties in precise spatiotemporal control of deformations and inefficient underwater actuation of existing stimuli-responsive materials. Solving this challenge and devising […]
Taking a cue from birds and insects, Brown University researchers have come up with a new wing design for small drones that helps them fly more efficiently and makes them more robust to atmospheric turbulence.
“When a wound occurs, a dynamic series of highly coordinated physiochemical events promote repair and reinstate its functionalities. If the injury or burn is excessive or the patient suffers from a chronic (non-healing, persistent) wound due to e.g., underlying type II diabetes, managing and controlling the outcome of the damaged area […]
Many insects have evolved refined self-cleaning membrane structuring to contend with an environment that presents a range of potential contaminates. Contamination has the potential to reduce or interfere with the primary functioning of the wing membrane or affect other wing cuticle properties, (for example, antireflection). Insects will typically encounter a variety […]
“We took a protein from a snow-making company and modified it,” Paola Camacho, a design student on the grand-prize-winning team from Universidad de Los Andes, told Forbes. “We did research and found that by modifying the protein it would be possible to create ice at high at higher temperatures. Their project, […]
Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced biomedical applications. Melanins are nontoxic natural biopolymers owning widespread distribution in various biosystems, possessing fascinating physicochemical properties and playing significant physiological roles. The multifunctionality together with intrinsic biocompatibility renders bioinspired […]
This paper investigates some of the advances in prosthetic limbs over the past 4 decades and summarizes some of the most significant achievements. It also predicts developments in prosthetics for the coming years, most notably the higher proliferation of direct skeletal attachment, and the use of microprocessor control to allow finely […]
Abstract: “The profusion of rhododendrons in cold climates is as remarkable as the beauty of their blooms. The cold-hardiness of some of the montane species is in part due to reversible leaf movements triggered under frigid conditions wherein the leaves droop at the leaf stalks (petioles) and their margins roll up […]
Compared to transmission systems based on shafts and gears, tendon-driven systems offer a simpler and more dexterous way to transmit actuation force in robotic hands. However, current tendon fibers have low toughness and suffer from large friction, limiting the further development of tendon-driven robotic hands. Here, we report a super tough […]
Bioinspired microfibers for water collection have attracted increasing attention with the aim of alleviating water shortages in water-deficient areas. Here, we review recent progress in microfibers inspired by spider silk for water collection. We summarize and analyze the fiber types, fabrication methods, water-collecting mechanisms and water collection behaviors of bioinspired microfibers […]
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The brain functions in a similar way with neuronal connections. our brains are able to utilize the multiplicity of connections…