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A study conducted at the University of Trento has revealed that dandelion clocks submerged in water have air trapping capacities. The discovery was actually inspired by the high-school daughter of professor Nicola Pugno, who noticed that the soft seed heads of dandelions turn […]
Researchers from UC San Diego have produced a soft walking robot with four legs controlled by a pneumatic oscillating three-valve circuit made from tubes and valves. This soft quadruped robot can walk in any direction and avoid obstacles, all without electronics! A turtle-like […]
The Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship is a launch pad for initiating, redirecting, or accelerating a career in health technology innovation. Individuals with a background in medicine, biosciences, engineering, computer science, product design, law, or business are encouraged to apply. The fellowship is a full-time, intensive experience that runs from the beginning […]
A protein made by Discosoma corals produces color by using the sun’s energy to generate specific wavelengths of light. This can translate to a natural way to make textiles.
In soft robotics, bio-inspiration ranges from hard- to software. Orb web spiders provide excellent examples for both. Adapted sensors on their legs may use morphological computing to fine-tune feedback loops that supervise the handling and accurate placement of silk threads. The spider’s webs embody the decision rules […]
Robotic exoskeletons – wearable shells constructed from different robotic parts – improve the stability and strength of their users. Most exoskeletons to date have been made using a monocentric fixed-axis rotating hinge model: a simple and effective solution, but one that does not reflect the polycentric movement […]
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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…