A study conducted by Bio Researchers Halvor T. Tramsen, Stanislav N. Gorb, Hao Zhang, Poramate Manoonpong, Zhendong Dai and Lars Heepe in 2018 takes inspiration from bio inspired sawtooth structured surfaces and provides a potential method of modifying the surface friction of present materials. This surface friction modification can be achieved […]
A study conducted in 23 March 2022 by bio researchers Ryan A. Palmer, Isaac V. Chenchiah and Daniel Robert reveal the complex mechanism of electrically sensitive mechanoreceptive hair arrays on arthropods. It was found that many arthropods use the electrostatic interaction between their electrically charged sensory hairs and electrical fields in […]
Researchers Joseph K. Hall, Craig P. McGowan† and David C. Lin conducted a study in February this year on the locomotive patterns and energy efficiencies of Desert Kangaroo Rats on different surfaces. The different surfaces should impose different mechanical demands on the rats’ muscle and skeletal structures, but tests have shown […]
Paper, Cichlids and stingrays can calculate
In a recent study by the University of Bonn, cichlids and stingrays were proven capable of performing simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five.
Using colored geometric shapes and food rewards, researchers trained cichlids and stingrays to associate certain selections with […]
Structure and mechanical behavior of a toucan beak
In nature, toucans have large and hard beaks that they use to break up food. Despite the size of their beaks, it is actually very light. After researchers investigated the beaks of toucans, they found out that the beak consists of a network of micro scaffolds and thin membranes, which are covered by a hard […]
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Researchers at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have modelled an improved highly energy efficient robot leg for their Birdbot robot based on the structures of legs from ostriches, which share the same features and mechanisms as the legs of the Tyrannosaurus Rex 66 millions years ago. This structure of the […]
Researchers from Duke University discovered that a sponge is a better incubator than a petri dish used in labs at providing the perfect environment for a great diversity of bacteria to thrive. It is not only that sponges are often dirty with food pieces left unwashed in there, it is also […]
The amazing adhesive property of the gecko toe has been researched, analysed and documented to a significant degree, but there has been little research on how a gecko is able to coordinate its many ‘sticky’ toes in agile motion. A recent research conducted in May 2020 explores the control function of […]
Global biodesign competition
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Youtube channel, Deep Look, various biodiscoveries
Deep look is an educational YouTube channel which posts twice a month. Each video is about a different discovery, going in depth into the biomechanics of an organism or other concept. A lot of their videos contain explanations of an interesting aspect of an organism and possible […]
We can learn from the unique structures of shark skin that give it its anti-bacterial property. Without the use of chemicals, anti-biotics or drugs, this innovation may potentially be extremely useful in the case of superbug (drug resistant bacteria) outbreaks. It is the structure of sharkskin’s surfaces […]
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