Biomimetics
A blueprint for reversible wrinkling in composite materials
April 24, 2013
A new model gives scientists guidelines to develop ‘smart’ composite materials with wrinkled microstructures.
Researchers engineer light-activated skeletal muscle
August 30, 2012
Technique may enable robotic animals that move with the strength and flexibility of their living counterparts.
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm
August 10, 2012
Flexible design enables body-morphing capability.
Here comes the sun
January 11, 2012
A new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency.
Also labeled: Computation, Computer modeling, Energy, Global, Mechanical engineering, Thermoelectricity, Solar
A plane that lands like a bird
July 20, 2010
An innovative control system allows a foam glider to touch down on a perch or a wire like a pet parakeet.
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