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A team of scientists in South Korea are developing a robot that unfolds its wings, using the streamline movements of ladybugs as inspiration, in order to fly unlike other origami inspired robots that use rigid plates. This robot would have the ability to switch between walking and flying in a matter […]
This paper describes a micro-needle that is coated with the drug/vaccine that is intended to be injected. This biomimetic approach is inspired by some European true bugs that “facilitate a directional liquid transport.” The bugs have microstructures that can transfer defensive liquids from […]
If you’ve ever envisioned yourself equipped with rubbery, octopus-like tentacles to manipulate, move, grip, and release a wide range of objects (and let’s face it, who hasn’t?), then your day has arrived!
Fire ants may be famous for their vicious sting, but they’re also remarkable builders, able to quickly assemble a working raft out of their own bodies and sail through dangerous flash flood waters. But their secrets of living masonry have remained shrouded from view.
This paper describes a biomaterial that was created to mimic the function and properties of human skin. PSeD-U elastomers were created by designing a unique covalent hybrid crosslinking structure with hydrogen bonds that increase the toughness and strength of the material. One of […]
At the Wyss Institute, we leverage recent insights into how Nature builds, controls and manufactures to develop new engineering innovations – a new field of research we call Biologically Inspired Engineering. By emulating biological principles of self assembly, organization and regulation, we are developing disruptive technology solutions for healthcare, energy, architecture, […]
Octopuses are notorious escape artists, able to squeeze and squish themselves into and around nearly any obstacle they encounter. In an ode to these crafty cephalopods, researchers have created the first completely soft-bodied robot, dubbed the “octobot.”
This paper uses a bio-inspired design strategy based on tree branch joints to improve the damage tolerance of co-cured composite T-joints. The design of tree branch joints at different length scales from the microstructural to the macro-length scale was investigated. X-ray computed tomography of a pine tree revealed three main features […]
Biomimetics is the interdisciplinary scientific field focused on the study and imitation of biological systems, with the aim of solving complex technological problems. In this paper, we present a new bio-inspired design for microneedles (MNs) and MN arrays, intended for rapidly coating the MNs with drug/vaccine. The biomimetic approach consists in […]
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I imagine that the neurological circuits underlying these processes are governed by both 2d spacing maps with their brains as…
to reduce the impact of car accidents, it may be possible to study the force diverting physics of cockroaches to…
you see this type of head-bobbing stability in many avian creatures related to pigeons like chickens. the head ability to…
not like they taught horses how to run! this is an example of convergent evolution where both sea creatures and…
The brain functions in a similar way with neuronal connections. our brains are able to utilize the multiplicity of connections…