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Janine Benyus
July 24, 3:32 PM
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This groundbreaking study unveils a novel mechanism of guanine-based structural color production in the skin of elasmobranchs.
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:49 AM
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In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband, residues, and develop trace particle detection methods. Part of this video was sponsored by Caseta by Lutron. Find out more at casetawireless.com ▀▀▀ Thanks to Rich ...
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:44 AM
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Although members of the fish species Astyanax fasciatus cannot see, they sense their environment and the movement of water around them with gel-covered hairs that extend from their bodies. Their ability
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:43 AM
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As is so often the case these days for those searching for a better way to stick stuff together, researchers from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel in Germany have turned to the biology
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:42 AM
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Researchers have discovered a new radar technique that could be used to find an improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a pile of trash on the road, and the finding was inspired from an unlikely source: d
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:41 AM
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Inspired by the regenerative abilities of salamanders, researchers have created a design for a synthetic gel able to self-repair large sections of material.
Although researchers have created materials
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:41 AM
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Animals like crocodiles and armadillos have natural armor that’s basically a bunch of hard plates embedded in soft tissues. A team of mechanical engineers led by McGill University associate professor Fra
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:40 AM
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A new burrowing robot for anchoring miniature submarines has been developed - inspired by the humble razor clam. "RoboClam" could be used to lay undersea cables, and potentially even destroy mines, its i
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:39 AM
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Researchers from the University of Akron have recently created their own version of the "attachment discs" that spiders use to secure their silk fibers to surfaces, when building webs. These man-made dis
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:38 AM
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An advanced coating, inspired by a beetle’s shell, could be used to prevent frost forming on components including aircraft parts and windscreens a team of US researchers has claimed.
The technology, w
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Janine Benyus
from MishMash
May 18, 12:30 AM
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“ Inspired by our body’s own cells, forward osmosis technology can clean the world’s most toxic waters.”
Via André Michel
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Janine Benyus
from Biomimicry
May 18, 12:29 AM
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“ Like all injection molding processes, HARBEC heats solid plastic until it liquefies, presses the molten plastic into the cavity of a mold, and waits for the part to cool before ejecting it. This series of steps—melt, press, cool, eject—is called a cycle. When thousands or even millions of parts are being manufactured for a customer, the duration of each cycle is critical, and HARBEC knew that the cooling step was adding up to significant time and energy costs. The project focused on the challenge of decreasing the time and energy spent during the cooling phase of the injection molding process. Turning to the many cooling systems in nature for inspiration, Terrapin worked with HARBEC’s engineering and manufacturing teams as well as topical experts from our network to innovate on current designs. After abstracting the underlying principles of the fluid-carrying channels in certain leaves, the project team combined these insights with the capabilities of additive manufacturing. The result is a design that reduces the time and energy used by more than 20% compared to conventional solutions. Read the case study for the full account of how we unlocked these significant energy and time savings! ”
Via Miguel Prazeres
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Janine Benyus
from Biomimicry 3.8
May 18, 12:28 AM
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“ Taking inspiration from a sea urchin spine with highly ordered nanoparticles in the biomineral mesocrystal, German researchers report a bioinspired route toward elastic concrete materials.”
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:49 AM
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The desert-dwelling Namaqua chameleon has a pretty neat trick – it changes skin color to stay cool when outdoor temperatures rise, and stay warm when they drop. An experimental new coating could one day do the same thing for our homes.
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:48 AM
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Traditional paint gets it color from synthetic pigments, which fade over time and aren't very eco-friendly. There may soon be a better alternative, though, in the form of a paint which incorporates color-producing nanostructures.
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:44 AM
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When researchers peered at the knees of the Papuan weevil recently, they had a surprise coming to them. Their massive electron micrographs of the joint showed tiny, perfectly formed screws and nuts, with
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:43 AM
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For years researchers have been drawing inspiration from spider silks to produce innovative, protein-based, eco-friendly materials for use in medical, cosmetic, electronic, textile, and industrial applic
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:42 AM
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A team at MIT has what it says is the most waterproof material ever, taking inspiration from the plant and insect world. The scientist heading up the research, Professor Kripa Varanasi--he brought us Li
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:41 AM
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Scientists at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) in Germany have created a lightweight but very strong material inspired by the intricate microscopic architecture of living tissue – our own bones. T
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:40 AM
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Back in 2011, Festo created a natural-flight mimicking bionic seagull with flapping wings dubbed SmartBird. The company is now looking to apply similar principles in order to convert wind power into elec
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:40 AM
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We've seen scientists examine everything from the structure of sea sponges to the clubbing ability of mantis shrimps in the search for next generation lightweight armor systems. Researchers at Northeaste
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:39 AM
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Birds are unwitting masters of fluid dynamics, they manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one direction and moving themselves in another.
Two New York University researcher
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Janine Benyus
June 12, 3:38 AM
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An advanced coating, inspired by a beetle’s shell, could be used to prevent frost forming on components including aircraft parts and windscreens a team of US researchers has claimed.
The technology, w
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Rescooped by
Janine Benyus
from Biomimicry
May 18, 12:29 AM
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“ Like all injection molding processes, HARBEC heats solid plastic until it liquefies, presses the molten plastic into the cavity of a mold, and waits for the part to cool before ejecting it. This series of steps—melt, press, cool, eject—is called a cycle. When thousands or even millions of parts are being manufactured for a customer, the duration of each cycle is critical, and HARBEC knew that the cooling step was adding up to significant time and energy costs. The project focused on the challenge of decreasing the time and energy spent during the cooling phase of the injection molding process. Turning to the many cooling systems in nature for inspiration, Terrapin worked with HARBEC’s engineering and manufacturing teams as well as topical experts from our network to innovate on current designs. After abstracting the underlying principles of the fluid-carrying channels in certain leaves, the project team combined these insights with the capabilities of additive manufacturing. The result is a design that reduces the time and energy used by more than 20% compared to conventional solutions. Read the case study for the full account of how we unlocked these significant energy and time savings! ”
Via Miguel Prazeres
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Janine Benyus
from Soggy Science
May 18, 12:29 AM
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“Plants use photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen. The process starts in a cluster of manganese, calcium and oxygen atoms at the heart of a protein complex called photosystem II, which splits water to form oxygen gas, protons and electrons.”
Via Grant W. Graves
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