The Venus' flower basket sponge could lead to advanced designs for structures that must respond safely to forces from the flow of air or water.

The "gecko gripper," equipped with grippy but not sticky adhesives, could prove well-suited for space tasks such as collecting debris and fixing satellites.

A new method uses 3D printing to turn algae into a material with all kinds of uses, including skin grafts, space exploration, and even clothes.

A snake-like robot can now go for a swim to inspect ships, submarines, and other underwater infrastructure.

Researchers have created a new kind of surgical sutures inspired by human tendons. They could also deliver drugs and prevent infection.

A new vapor condenser consumes no electricity and—like the darkling beetle—lowers its temperature to harvest condensed water.

Researchers used a robot to get some insight about how plant roots get around obstacles like rocks in soil with a kind of corkscrew trick.

A new optical sensor small enough to fit on a smartphone but capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging gets its inspiration from mantis shrimp eyes.

A new method for creating stretchy supercapacitors could pave the way for more flexible and dynamic wearable devices, researchers report.

A genetically engineered killer T cell can identify and attack the T cells that cause type 1 diabetes in mice, researchers report.