This tiny drone uses a live moth antenna to sniff out odours
Meet the Smellicopter: a drone with a real moth antenna that blurs the line between nature and technology.
Tag: biomimicry
This parasite-inspired device could change drug delivery
Inspired by a parasitic worm that bites its host’s intestines, engineers have developed technology that could revolutionise slow release medicine ...
Meet some of the animal kingdom’s finest engineers
Engineers often take inspiration from nature for their creations. But we sometimes overlook the incredible engineering and architectural skills of ...
By flapping its ‘wings’, this drone soars above the rest
Drawing inspiration from the natural world, a group of engineers has created a drone with flapping wings that can do ...
Meet RoBeetle, a tiny, fuel-powered crawling robot
New technology developed by researchers at the University of Southern California, could spark a generation of microrobots capable of operating ...
From birds to burrs, here are four examples of biomimicry at work
For decades, engineers have been designing spectacular skyscrapers, tunnels and dams that defy the natural world. Now, the profession is ...
A new AI system to protect hives from a devastating pest has bee enthusiasts buzzing
One in every three bites of food consumed by Australians relies on pollination by bees. Engineers have designed a high-tech ...
Engineers designed a ‘brain-on-a-chip’ that could pave the way for tiny supercomputers
For the first time, researchers have designed an artificial synaptic network in hardware, mimicking the information-transmitting synapses in the human ...
This research into 3D-printed materials could shape how buildings are constructed in the future
For Dr Phuong (Jonathan) Tran, senior lecturer in advanced manufacturing at RMIT University, the future of building materials comes from ...
Students win global competition with cholesterol-busting nanofilter
Proving the best designs are often found in nature, students from the University of Sydney have taken out first place ...
