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Soft Skin-Like Robots You Can Put in Your Pocket

November 21, 2019

New advance could create new thin and light robots for environmental monitoring and deployment in hazardous environments...

Sounds of Mosquito Mating Rituals Could Lead to Quieter Drones

November 8, 2019

Research could also lead to nontoxic method using sound to diminish mosquito breeding

Spiders and Ants Inspire a Metallic Structure That Refuses to Sink

November 7, 2019

University of Rochester researchers have created a metallic structure that is so water repellant, it refuses to sink...

Tiny Swimming Donuts May Bridge the Gap Between Biological and Synthetic Microorganisms

October 30, 2019

These micro swimmers mimic biological behavior and might one day deliver targeted drugs or stir samples in labs-on-a-chip...

Chameleon's Tongue Strike Inspires Fast-Acting Robots

October 29, 2019

Robots can catch live insects in the blink of an eye

3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Can Guess How You Play Rock, Paper, Scissors

June 28, 2019

A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks, repor...

Research Team Develops Improved Production Method to Create Synthetic Silk Fibers

April 17, 2018

NDSU researchers created a patent pending 3-D printed silk spinning device that mimics the natural gland structures...

Artificial Bio-Inspired Membranes for Water Filtration

March 26, 2018

Currently, CNRS researchers are developing reverse osmosis membranes, commonly used to desalinate seawater

Scientists Mimic Neural Tissue in Army-Funded Research

March 19, 2018

The research lays the foundations for futuristic soft active matter with highly distributed and tightly integrated sensing, a...

Ultra-White Coating Modeled on Beetle Scales

March 13, 2018

The material—which is 20 times whiter than paper—is made from non-toxic cellulose and achieves such bright whiten...

Squid Skin Could Be the Solution to Camouflage Material

March 1, 2018

The chromatophore organs, which appear as hundreds of multi-colored freckles on the surface of a cephalopod's body, contribut...

Cancer-Fighting Nanorobots Programmed to Seek and Destroy Tumors

February 13, 2018

Study shows first applications of DNA origami for nanomedicine

How Mantis Shrimp Pack the Meanest Punch

January 16, 2018

Multifaceted design of the mantis shrimp club is inspiring advanced composite materials for airplanes and football helmets...

Gecko Adhesion Technology Moves Closer To Industrial Uses

December 15, 2017

A Georgia Institute of Technology researcher is looking into how the technology could be applied in a high-precision industri...

Brittle Starfish Shows How to Make Tough Ceramics

December 11, 2017

Recent findings may open new bio-inspired routes for toughening brittle ceramics in various applications

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Wednesday November 20, 2019

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