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Scientists in South Korea are developing a robot that can fly and walk – and switch between the two at great speed. There’s also one that jumps.Inspired, they say, by the streamlined movements of ladybugs (also known as ladybird beetles), Sang-Min Baek and colleagues from Seoul National University have constructed an […]
Origami allows for compact and lightweight designs, but it usually isn’t very pliable. Ladybugs have collapsible wings controlled by a specialized vein that acts as a main frame. This type of compliant foldable design allows for energy storage as well, which means the wing can deploy quickly and also sustain aerodynamic […]
“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 […]
A behavior that has attracted particular attention as a means of solving complex mathematical problems is that of Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell slime mold that has often been used as a model in studies investigating biological phenomena. In the past, replicating the behavior of this particular single-cell organism has proved useful […]
A material inspired by natural insect cuticle and composed of chitosan and fibroin is created. The material exhibits the strength of an aluminum alloy at half its weight, while being clear, biocompatible, biodegradable, and micromoldable. The bioinspired laminate exhibits strength and toughness that are ten times greater than the unstructured component […]
The term bird’s nest is often used to describe a messy arrangement, but in reality they are much more durable, yet no one is sure about the mechanisms behind them. Dr. Hunter King at University of Akron, Ohio studies the structural dynamics of […]
Biofluorescent animals have been documented before, but most of them were aquatic. Scientists at the St. Cloud State University in Minnesota used blue light on 14 different families of amphibians and found that they all glowed in some way, each with different intensities and patterns. This was […]
=The skin of sharks is covered by thousands and thousands of small scales, or denticles, which vary in shape and size around the body — these likely are what help to increase lift and decrease drag when the shark travels through fluid. For inspiration, the researchers turned to the shortfin mako, […]
Researchers at MIT and the University of Maryland built a robot clam that digs 10 times as efficient as current digging machines. Its design is based on the razor clam, which has a long narrow shell like a razor and has an exceptional digging ability. It works […]
The animal and plant worlds have inspired scientists for ages, and scientists have long been interested in why certain organisms are resilient to impact. Think of a woodpecker’s skull and beak, the protective way a fish’s scales overlap, or the thick rind that keeps a falling fruit […]
Researchers in the lab of UC Santa Barbara professor Daniel Morse have long been interested in the optical properties of color-changing animals, and they are particularly intrigued by the opalescent inshore squid. Also known as the California market squid, these animals have evolved the ability to finely […]
Jellyfish float through the ocean like drones of the sea. Their simple nature makes them a natural muse for robot engineers building devices that can squeeze through tight spaces, check the ocean’s health, and eventually, explore the human body. This week, a team at Florida Atlantic University unveiled a new eight-inch […]
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to reduce the impact of car accidents, it may be possible to study the force diverting physics of cockroaches to…
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The brain functions in a similar way with neuronal connections. our brains are able to utilize the multiplicity of connections…