Tag: biomimicry

Inspired by a parasitic worm that bites its host’s intestines, engineers have developed technology that could revolutionise slow release medicine ...

Engineers often take inspiration from nature for their creations. But we sometimes overlook the incredible engineering and architectural skills of ...

Drawing inspiration from the natural world, a group of engineers has created a drone with flapping wings that can do ...

New technology developed by researchers at the University of Southern California, could spark a generation of microrobots capable of operating ...

For decades, engineers have been designing spectacular skyscrapers, tunnels and dams that defy the natural world. Now, the profession is ...

One in every three bites of food consumed by Australians relies on pollination by bees. Engineers have designed a high-tech ...

For the first time, researchers have designed an artificial synaptic network in hardware, mimicking the information-transmitting synapses in the human ...

For Dr Phuong (Jonathan) Tran, senior lecturer in advanced manufacturing at RMIT University, the future of building materials comes from ...

Proving the best designs are often found in nature, students from the University of Sydney have taken out first place ...

Robots have a habit of getting up close and personal. One engineer turned to rats to solve the problem.