biomimicry

Scientists engineered a new material that could be developed for use in treating tooth decay.

University of California, San Diego, graduate student Caleb Christianson explains the development of his eel-inspired robot.

Researchers have taken inspiration from wild silk moths to craft fibers that can transport images.

Three new strategies for using DNA to generate large, self-assembling shapes create everything from a nanoscale teddy bear to a nanoscale Mona Lisa.

Scientists are taking a close look at fish skeletons for inspiration to solve engineering problems. 

Researchers explore genetic engineering to produce super-tough fibers.

The giant lizards have numerous microbicidal compounds in their blood.

Flexible patches of silicone that stick to skin and conduct electricity could serve as the basis for a new, reusable electrode for medical applications.

The animal world is full of clever solutions to bioengineering challenges.

Researchers are borrowing designs from the natural world to advance biomedicine.

Witness a bioinspired device developed by researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute to treat sepsis.

Researchers develop a “micro-scallop” meant to glide through biological fluids by opening and closing a pair of silicone shells.

See how scallop locomotion informed the design of a microscopic robot that could one day navigate our circulatory systems.

An artist takes advantage of muscle-mimicking polymers to manipulate sounds.

Researchers have developed a tumor imaging device based upon the visual system of a crustacean.

Polymer changes color and texture in response to remote signals. 

Cephalopod skin inspires engineers to design sheets of adaptive camouflage sensors. 

There’s beauty in a cell’s marriage of structure and function.

Mimicking a host-cell histone protein offers flu a sneaky tactic to suppress immune response.