biomimicry
This ‘Skin’ Is as Hard as Artificial Tooth Enamel and Can Heal Itself
Oh, and it's antibacterial, too.
Your Favorite Sandwich Filler Is Powered By Nature’s Finest Hydraulic System
Pacific bluefin tuna will help us make better boats and autonomous vehicles.
I Talked to Four Humanoid Robots and They’re Mostly Dumb as Doornails
"Human relationships can be hard to define."
This Robotic Octopus Tentacle Is Not Creepy At All, Nope
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
These Plankton-Like Robots Are Drifting Through the Ocean to Help Save Sea Life
The M-AUE robots may look like Minions from the movies, but they are the culmination of 20 years of hard work. Now, if only scientists could stop them from getting picked up at bars
Scientists Made a Robot That Does Parkour
SALTO is a springy machine UC Berkeley researchers created by studying the insane hops of bush babies.
Watch This Very Gentle Robot Pick Out A Ripe Tomato
Scientists have made a hand that is almost as sensitive as a human's.
The New Adidas Are Made From Lab-Grown Spider Silk
The Futurecraft Biofabric will be 100 percent biodegradable, according to the apparel company.
Crab and Shrimp Shells Could Be Used to Make Battery Parts of the Future
Scientists building new materials are looking to nature for inspiration.
Robots Weave a Carbon Fiber Forest in London
Experimental materials inspired by beetle wings make art at the V&A Museum.
Scientists Zapped Bats With Lasers Inside a Wind Tunnel to Learn How they Fly
It could lead to better drones in the future.
Octopus-Inspired Robots Are Something Straight Out of ‘The Matrix’
Let’s hope we never run into one of these things underwater, yeah?