Mussel strength may inspire new medical implants

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

Claire Loewen-McGill • futurity
Nov. 28, 2023 ~4 min

Velvet worm shoots slime that stiffens in mid-air

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

Claire Loewen-McGill • futurity
Nov. 2, 2023 ~3 min


Bird spit inspires a new way to make cellulose gels

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

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Oct. 18, 2023 ~5 min

Robots could learn a lot from animal rhythms

The rhythm of animals' movements is a design element that roboticists should consider when designing mobile robots.

Duke University • futurity
Oct. 11, 2023 ~5 min

Synthetic particles move like hurricanes and algae

The research centers on vortical flows, which appear in both biological and meteorological systems, such as algae or hurricanes.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
July 17, 2023 ~4 min

Team mimics spiders to make fibers for smart textiles

A new method produces strong, stretchy, electrically conductive, and recyclable soft fibers at room temperature and pressure.

National University of Singapore • futurity
July 12, 2023 ~9 min

Krill inspire robots for ocean exploration

A new robot inspired by the way tiny krill swim could help navigate oceans on Earth as well as on distant moons.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
July 5, 2023 ~8 min

Dolphins inspire sonar for clearer underwater images

New sonar technology that gets its inspiration from dolphins allows clearer visual underwater imaging, a new study shows.

National University of Singapore • futurity
March 23, 2023 ~6 min


Can burrs offer a better repair of torn rotator cuffs?

"Current experiments in the laboratory are evaluating how suture spacing inspired by hitchhiker plants affects rotator cuff repair strength."

Shawn Ballard-Wash. U. in St. Louis • futurity
March 15, 2023 ~7 min

Wooden carrier unwinds to bury seeds

Engineers have developed wooden seed carriers that mimic the behavior of self-burying seeds.

Byron Spice-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Feb. 27, 2023 ~4 min

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