Archive: Robots, Hubble, Proteins, Cell Motor, Arctic, More
September 6, 2024
Here are some of our entries from our First Anniversary year 23 years ago.
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Animals Teach Engineers How to Manage Light
July 16, 2024
Tricks for light-gathering and sharp focus come from observing nature.
Why Biology Will Always Surpass Biomimetics
May 15, 2024
Humans can learn from nature but can never successfully duplicate nature.
Darwinism Is Useless in Fossil Discoveries
November 9, 2023
Like a rabbit's foot, evolutionary paleontologists hope Darwinism will bring them good luck.
Bumblebees Pack Aerodynamic Sophistication into One Gram
November 28, 2020
Bumblebees seem self-aware of their dimensions so that they can navigate tight spaces during flight.
Tiny Fly Beats Robots
September 3, 2020
Fruit flies dart, circle, zig and zag rapidly. Researchers gain some insight into how they do it so efficiently.
Smart Devices
March 6, 2020
Nature had smart devices long before humans thought of making them. Here are a few that engineers envy.
Good Science Bears Good Fruit
January 29, 2020
Science may not understand reality, but individual scientists know what can benefit other people.
Why Just Five Digits on Tetrapod Limbs?
June 14, 2019
Two family members each possessing an extra digit on each limb find that having a sixth finger is beneficial and useful.
The Best Science Imitates Nature
March 4, 2019
Biomimetics has everything science desires: inspiration, motivation, understanding, and application.
The Best Science Follows the Designs in Nature
December 3, 2018
The most fruitful kind of research seeks to understand nature's workings, and when appropriate, imitate it.
Latest Bio-Inspired Technologies Will Improve Life
September 18, 2018
The world will be a better, more sustainable place if we can imitate how nature handles and organizes its materials.
Biomimetics Parade Marches Upward
April 14, 2018
Scientists continue to find amazing things about animals and plants that they wish to imitate in technology.
Trends in Biomimetics: Copying Irreducible Complexity
March 3, 2018
Not everything in nature can be copied effectively for human engineering. Why? Nature is sometimes too good.
Make Like a Snake
January 16, 2018
Here are a few more examples illustrating why the imitation of nature is one of the hottest trends in science.