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Floating whirligig microchips could help us monitor nature without leaving a trace
Sep 23, 2021 7:00 PM
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Sep 8, 2017
Three animals inspiring the armor of the future
Seashells, fish, and spiders may hold the key to better bulletproof vests.
Jul 27, 2017
Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions
The adhesive is sticky even when wet with blood.
May 23, 2017
This micro-robot mimics the ingenious grasp of a Venus flytrap
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Sep 22, 2014
Mussels Inspire A Glue That Works Underwater
It's the strongest bio-inspired, waterproof adhesive yet.
Apr 16, 2013
New Surgical Tape Works Like A Parasitic Worm
The bandage is inspired by the spiny proboscis of the intestine-infecting Pomphorhynchus laevis.
Dec 19, 2011
Your Next Suture Could Be Made of Shrilk, a Superstrong Synthetic Insectoid Material
The stuff of shrimp shells and exoskeletons makes for a strong, light, and biodegradeable replacement for plastics
Apr 6, 2011
Ecovative Will Supply Ford With Compostable Car Components Made From Mushrooms
Ecovative Design has won PopSci's Best Of What's New award AND our Invention Award
Mar 30, 2011
Bio-Inspired Robots Look to Worms for Better Locomotion Systems
By looking to the neural networks of spiders, crabs, lobsters, and worms, European researchers are building better gait-governing systems for … Continued
