Researchers have developed artificial ‘chameleon skin’ that changes colour when exposed to light and could be used in applications such as active camouflage and large-scale dynamic displays.... Read more
Researchers have created a robotic mimic of a stingray that’s powered and guided by light-sensitive rat heart cells. The work exhibits a new method for building bio-inspired robots by... Read more
Researchers look to bones and shells as blueprints for stronger, more durable concrete. Researchers at MIT are seeking to redesign concrete — the most widely used human-made material in the... Read more
Inspired by the humble cactus, a new type of membrane has the potential to significantly boost the performance of fuel cells and transform the electric vehicle industry. The membrane, develo... Read more
INSPIRED BY A DESERT BEETLE, CACTUS AND PITCHER PLANT, RESEARCHERS DESIGN A NEW MATERIAL TO COLLECT WATER DROPLETS Organisms such as cacti and desert beetles can survive in arid environments... Read more
The findings may lead to rethinking ideas about some of the evolutionary adaptations acquired by swimming animals and how engineers approach future vehicle design. Previous studies have show... Read more
Stem cells hold great potential for addressing a variety of conditions from spinal cord injuries to cancer, but they can be difficult to control. Scientists are now reporting in the journal... Read more
GW Professor Designs Robotic Foreflipper That Mimics Mammal’s Movement, Hoping it Will Aid Mechanical Innovation in Intelligence Community At a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour, sea lions... Read more
The humble butterfly could hold the key to unlocking new techniques to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient, pioneering new research has shown. A team of experts from the University... Read more
Mimicking a unique water collection-and-release feature found in plants with tiny conical “hairs” or microfibers on the surface of their leaves may enable a technology capable of pulling fre... Read more
For the BionicANTs, Festo has not only taken the delicate anatomy of the natural ant as a role model. For the first time, the cooperative behaviour of the creatures is also transferred to th... Read more
The applications of bioinspired robots are as diverse as the animals on which they are based. The translucent bell-shaped figure pumps rhythmically upward through the water, the rise and fal... Read more
It will combine advanced microelectronics with latest research in biomimicry A tiny prototype robot that functions like a living creature is being developed which one day could be safely use... Read more
Hair today, gone tomorrow Everyone knows geckos have extraordinary powers of adhesion, able to clamber up vertical windows with remarkable ease. With the “Geckskin”, a tea... Read more
Piranha Vs. Arapaima It’s a matchup worthy of a late-night cable movie: put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound fish together, and who comes out the winner? The surpris... Read more
