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Studying the skin of the great white shark could help reduce drag in aircraft - Enlarge / Great white sharks can reduce drag at different swimming spee... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2042552 #greatwhiteshark #fluiddynamics #hydrodynamics #biomimicry #science #biology #physics #sharks
Ars Technica · Studying the skin of the great white shark could help reduce drag in aircraftHigh-ridged dentricles reduce drag at low speeds; alternating ridges do so at high speeds.
A Robot Face with Human Skin - Many scifi robots have taken the form of their creators. In the increasingly blurr... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/25/a-robot-face-with-human-skin/ #softrobotics #robotshacks #biorobotics #biomimetic #biomimicry #humanoid #science #robot
Hackaday · A Robot Face With Human SkinMany scifi robots have taken the form of their creators. In the increasingly blurry space between the biological and the mechanical, researchers have found a way to affix human skin to robot faces.…
Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables - Enlarge / Researchers have developed soft, stretchable "jelly batteries... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037469 #electriceels #biomimicry #batteries #science
Ars Technica · Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearablesAnother team built a lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%.
Tentacle Robot Wants to Hold You Gently - Human hands are remarkable pieces of machinery, so it’s no wonder many robots are ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/05/24/tentacle-robot-wants-to-hold-you-gently/ #entanglementgrasping #pneumaticrobot #robotshacks #biomimetic #biomimicry #roboticarm #pneumatic #softrobot #robotarm #tentacle #robot
Hackaday · Tentacle Robot Wants To Hold You GentlyHuman hands are remarkable pieces of machinery, so it’s no wonder many robots are designed after their creators. The amount of computation required to properly attenuate the grip strength and…
The Six Million Dollar Jellyfish - What if you could rebuild a jellyfish: better, stronger, faster than it was befor... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/01/the-six-million-dollar-jellyfish/ #deepoceanexploration #underwatersensor #bioengineering #biomimetic #biomimicry #jellyfish #science #sensors
Hackaday · The Six Million Dollar JellyfishWhat if you could rebuild a jellyfish: better, stronger, faster than it was before? Caltech now has the technology to build bionic jellyfish. Studying the ocean given its influence on the rest of t…
Synthetic Spider Silk - While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making usefu... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/08/synthetic-spider-silk/ #chemistryhacks #microfluidics #modification #biohacking #biomimicry #spidersilk #arachnid #spider #mods #silk
Hackaday · Synthetic Spider SilkWhile spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer t…
These solar-powered, origami-inspired robots can change shape mid-flight - Enlarge / Timelapse photo of the "microflier" falling in its unfolded s... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1967123 #mechanicalengineering #fluiddynamics #engineering #microfliers #biomimicry #robotics #science #origami
Ars Technica · These solar-powered, origami-inspired robots can change shape mid-flightSwitching from unfolded to folded states stabilizes the microflyer's descent.
No A/C? No problem, if buildings copy networked tunnels of termite mounds - Enlarge / Part of the system of reticulated tunnels (egress complex) of... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1942139 #materialsscience #metamaterials #termitemounds #architecture #biomimicry #entomology #science #biology
Ars TechnicaNo A/C? No problem, if buildings copy networked tunnels of termite mounds"For the first time, it may be possible to design a true living, breathing building.”
Biomimetic Building Facades to Reduce HVAC Loads - Buildings currently consume about 50% of the world’s electricity, so finding ways ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/29/biomimetic-building-facades-to-reduce-hvac-loads/ #architecture #smartwindow #biomimetic #biomimicry #science
HackadayBiomimetic Building Facades To Reduce HVAC LoadsBuildings currently consume about 50% of the world’s electricity, so finding ways to reduce the loads they place on the grid can save money and reduce carbon emissions. Scientists at the Univ…
Watch these glassy-winged sharpshooters fling pee bubbles with anal catapult - Insects called glassy-wing sharpshooters have an "anal stylus" capable of flicking... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1920487 #biomechanicalengineering #biomechanics #biomimicry #entomology #science #animals #biology #insects
Ars TechnicaWatch these glassy-winged sharpshooters fling pee bubbles with anal catapultThis "superpropulsion mechanism" could help remove water from smartphones, watches.
Squid skin inspires novel “liquid windows” for greater energy savings - Enlarge / Artist's impression of a "liquid window' prototype inspired b... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1914482 #energyandenvironment #chromatophores #thermodynamics #optofluidics #biomimicry #science #animals #biology #physics #squid
Ars TechnicaSquid skin inspires novel “liquid windows” for greater energy savingsBio-inspired system optimizes wavelength, intensity, dispersion of light reaching interiors.
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Here’s how marsh grass shrimp reduce drag while swimming - This is how a free-swimming marsh grass shrimp (Palaemonetes vulgaris) moves forwa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1901957 #fluiddynamics #grassshrimp #biomimicry #robotics #science #animals #biology #physics
Ars TechnicaHere’s how marsh grass shrimp reduce drag while swimmingThe shrimp flexes its legs on the recovery stroke and keeps them close together.
What’s the best design for splash-free urinal? Physics now has the answer - Enlarge / Can you spot the urinal design with the optimal splash-reduci... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1900256 #phasetransitions #fluiddynamics #biomimicry #science #animals #physics #urinals
Ars TechnicaWhat’s the best design for splash-free urinal? Physics now has the answerThe optimal splash-reducing angle for the average human is approximately 30 degrees.
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MIT scientists create color-shifting films inspired by 19th-century holography - Real-time video capturing the stretching of an 8×6-inch structural c... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1870757 #historyofscience #materialsscience #gabriellippmann #structuralcolor #biomimicry #holography #science #physics #optics
arstechnica.comMIT scientists create color-shifting films inspired by 19th-century holographyPotential applications include pressure-monitoring bandages, shade-shifting fabrics.
Inflating spider corpse creates robotic claw game of nightmares - (credit: Preston Innovation Laboratory)
Shortly after the Preston Innovatio... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1870113 #mechanicalengineering #biomechanics #softrobotics #necrobotics #biomimicry #science #biology #spiders
arstechnica.comInflating spider corpse creates robotic claw game of nightmaresWelcome to the exciting, rather macabre new field of "necrobotics."
OctaGlove brings the underwater gripping power of the octopus to humans - Researchers have developed an octopus-inspired OctaGlove that can securely grip ob... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1865908 #mechanicalengineering #biomechanics #biomimicry #octopuses #robotics #science #animals #biology
arstechnica.comOctaGlove brings the underwater gripping power of the octopus to humansOctopus combines "tunability, sensing, and control" for efficient underwater adhesion.
Scientists gain fresh insight into the secret of how gecko feet stay sticky - Enlarge / Close-up of a Tokay gecko's toe pads. They have many tiny hai... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1867614 #biomechanics #biomimicry #science #animals #biology #geckos
arstechnica.comScientists gain fresh insight into the secret of how gecko feet stay stickyIt's not just van der Waals forces—setae surface chemistry also plays a vital role.