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Scientists 'read' the ash from the Icelandic volcano 2 years after its eruptionScientists 'read' the ash from the Icelandic volcano 2 years after its eruption

The millennium-old olive trees of the Iberian Peninsula are younger than expectedThe millennium-old olive trees of the Iberian Peninsula are younger than expected

Science nugget: Lightning signature could help reveal the solar system's originsScience nugget: Lightning signature could help reveal the solar system's origins

Antarctic octopus sheds light on ice-sheet collapseAntarctic octopus sheds light on ice-sheet collapse

Power generation technology based on piezoelectric nanocomposite materials developedPower generation technology based on piezoelectric nanocomposite materials developed

Scientists make stunning inner space observationsScientists make stunning inner space observations

Molecular spectroscopy tracks living mammalian cells in real time as they differentiateMolecular spectroscopy tracks living mammalian cells in real time as they differentiate

Mini cargo transporters on a rat runMini cargo transporters on a rat run

Women have bigger pupils than menWomen have bigger pupils than men

Novel radiation surveillance technology could help thwart nuclear terrorismNovel radiation surveillance technology could help thwart nuclear terrorism

Purple sea urchin metamorphosis controlled by histaminePurple sea urchin metamorphosis controlled by histamine

Scholars to apply facial recognition software to unidentified portrait subjectsScholars to apply facial recognition software to unidentified portrait subjects

World's largest digital camera project passes critical milestoneWorld's largest digital camera project passes critical milestone

'Inhabitants of Madrid' ate elephants? meat and bone marrow 80,000 years ago'Inhabitants of Madrid' ate elephants? meat and bone marrow 80,000 years ago

Robots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefieldRobots fighting wars could be blamed for mistakes on the battlefield

X-rays create a window on glass formationX-rays create a window on glass formation

Can sound science guide dispersant use during subsea oil spills?Can sound science guide dispersant use during subsea oil spills?

How Usain Bolt can run faster -- effortlesslyHow Usain Bolt can run faster -- effortlessly

Growing market for human organs exploits poorGrowing market for human organs exploits poor

Chimpanzees have policemen, tooChimpanzees have policemen, too

Playful learning inside a squarePlayful learning inside a square

Can consuming caffeine while breastfeeding harm your baby?Can consuming caffeine while breastfeeding harm your baby?

Discovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell agingDiscovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell aging

Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracksDetailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks

Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personalityEnhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality

A new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limitedA new artificial intelligence technique to speed the planning of tasks when resources are limited

Film coatings made from wheyFilm coatings made from whey

If a fat tax is coming, here's how to make it efficient, effectiveIf a fat tax is coming, here's how to make it efficient, effective

Biomimicry News & Research

Bio-inspired polymer synthesis enhances structure control (5/4/2012)

A new bio-inspired approach to synthesizing polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer structure and yield advances in nanomedicine, researchers say. ...> Full Article


Squid and zebrafish cells inspire camouflaging smart materials (5/3/2012)

Researchers from the University of Bristol have created artificial muscles that can be transformed at the flick of a switch to mimic the remarkable camouflaging abilities of organisms such as squid and zebrafish. ...> Full Article


Swarming and transporting (3/25/2012)

Swarming and transportingOn its own, an ant is not particularly clever. But in a community, the insects can solve complicated tasks. Researchers intend to put this 'swarm intelligence' to use in the logistics field. Lots of autonomous transport shuttles would provide an alternative to traditional materials-handling technology. ...> Full Article


Jellyfish inspires latest ocean-powered robot (3/24/2012)

Jellyfish inspires latest ocean-powered robotAmerican researchers have created a robotic jellyfish, named Robojelly, which not only exhibits characteristics ideal to use in underwater search and rescue operations, but could, theoretically at least, never run out of energy thanks to it being fueled by hydrogen. ...> Full Article


Scientists tap the cognitive genius of tots to make computers smarter (3/18/2012)

People often wonder if computers make children smarter. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are asking the reverse question: can children make computers smarter? It appears so. ...> Full Article


The cutting edge (3/8/2012)

Using a combination of guillotine-based experiments and cutting-edge computer modeling, researchers at the University of Bristol have explored the most efficient ways for teeth to slice food. Their results, published today in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, show just how precisely the shape of an animal's teeth is optimized to suit the type of food it eats. ...> Full Article


Chemists mimic nature to design better medical tests (2/19/2012)

Chemists mimic nature to design better medical testsOver their 3.8 billion years of evolution, living organisms have developed countless strategies for monitoring their surroundings. Chemists at UC Santa Barbara and University of Rome Tor Vergata have adapted some of these strategies to improve the performance of DNA detectors. Their findings may aid efforts to build better medical diagnostics, such as improved HIV or cancer tests. ...> Full Article


Amazing skin gives sharks a push (2/13/2012)

Shark skin has long been known to improve the fish's swimming performance by reducing drag, but now George Lauder and Johannes Oeffner from Harvard University show that in addition, the skin generates thrust, giving the fish an extra boost. The duo also discovered that Speedo's shark skin-inspired Fastskin® FS II fabric surface does not improve swimming speed, although they point out that the figure hugging costumes probably enhance performance in other ways. ...> Full Article


Studying butterfly flight to help build bug-size flying robots (2/6/2012)

Studying butterfly flight to help build bug-size flying robotsBy figuring out how butterflies flutter among flowers with amazing grace and agility, researchers hope to help build small airborne robots that can mimic those maneuvers. ...> Full Article


A spider web's strength lies in more than its silk (2/5/2012)

A spider web's strength lies in more than its silkA study that combines experimental observations of spider webs with complex computer simulations has shown that web durability depends not only on silk strength, but on how overall web design compensates for damage and the response of individual strands to continuously varying stresses. ...> Full Article


Scorpions inspire scientists in making tougher surfaces for machinery (1/28/2012)

Scorpions inspire scientists in making tougher surfaces for machineryTaking inspiration from the yellow fattail scorpion, which uses a bionic shield to protect itself against scratches from desert sandstorms, scientists have developed a new way to protect the moving parts of machinery from wear and tear. A report on the research appears in ACS' journal Langmuir. ...> Full Article


Snakes improve search-and-rescue robots (1/24/2012)

Snakes improve search-and-rescue robotsExisting search-and-rescue robots can climb and move over existing terrain, but the majority require large amounts of energy and are prone to overheating. Georgia Tech researchers have designed a new machine by studying the locomotion of a certain type of flexible, efficient animal: snakes. ...> Full Article


Why do dew drops do what they do on leaves? (1/13/2012)

Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore once wrote, "Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf." Now, a new study is finally offering an explanation for why small dew drops do as Tagore advised and form on the tips, rather than the flat surfaces, of leaves. It appears in ACS' journal Langmuir. ...> Full Article


A new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency (1/12/2012)

A new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency. ...> Full Article


Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design (1/10/2012)

Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot designA UC Berkeley study of how lizards use their tails when leaping through the trees shows that they swing the tail upward to avoid pitching forward after a stumble. Theropod dinosaurs ? the ancestors of birds - may have done the same. A robot model confirms the value of an actively controlled tail, demonstrating that adding a tail can stabilize robots on uneven terrain and after unexpected falls ? critical to successful search and rescue operations. ...> Full Article

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Bio-inspired polymer synthesis enhances structure control

Squid and zebrafish cells inspire camouflaging smart materials

Swarming and transportingSwarming and transporting

Jellyfish inspires latest ocean-powered robotJellyfish inspires latest ocean-powered robot

Scientists tap the cognitive genius of tots to make computers smarter

The cutting edge

Chemists mimic nature to design better medical testsChemists mimic nature to design better medical tests

Amazing skin gives sharks a push

Studying butterfly flight to help build bug-size flying robotsStudying butterfly flight to help build bug-size flying robots

A spider web's strength lies in more than its silkA spider web's strength lies in more than its silk

Scorpions inspire scientists in making tougher surfaces for machineryScorpions inspire scientists in making tougher surfaces for machinery

Snakes improve search-and-rescue robotsSnakes improve search-and-rescue robots

Why do dew drops do what they do on leaves?

A new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency

Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot designLeaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design



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