A textured surface that mimics shark skin could make underwater instruments more effective and environmentally friendly.

‘Loopy’ is a multicellular robot inspired by biology and designed to react to its environment without instructions on how to do so.

Cotton is one of the world’s largest crops and is harvested with large, heavy machines. Robotic harvesting could yield higher-quality cotton with less damage to plants and soil.

A new version of artificial muscles for robots and other applications offers several advantages over previous technologies, researchers say.

Survival strategies used by fire ants may pave the way to revolutionize robotics, medicine, and more, researchers report.

An octopus that can change the size and color of skin patterns has inspired deception technology for use in the military, medicine, robotics, and more.

A new material replicates the structure responsible for the blue feathers of eastern bluebirds and other songbirds. It could be used in batteries or filtration.

Unlocking the secret of what makes mussels so strong may lead to medical advances in bio-implants, wearable sensors, and more.

The projectile slime of the velvet worm could inspire sustainable synthetic materials, say researchers.

A new way to make cellulose gels gets inspiration from how some small birds use spit to hold twigs in place when building nests.