HONG KONG — Can animals count? Numerical acumen has long been seen as a distinctly human ability.…
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Would you wear this ‘shoe-like vessel’ made from genetically engineered bacteria?
Transitioning towards sustainable clothing practices is a must for combating climate change, so researchers are turning…
Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths
To better understand the ocean’s overall health, researchers hope to harness some of evolution’s simplest creatures…
A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot
Plenty of robots are inspired by existing animals, but not as many take their cue from…
Watch this cool, useless biohybrid robot take a stroll
As impressive as many biohybrid robotic projects are, they aren’t exactly known for their hairpin turns.…
These micro-robots were inspired by mini-bugs and water striders
The design theory behind a pair of tiny insect-inspired obots may one day find its way…
This magnetic robot arm was inspired by octopus tentacles
In its collapsed form, this robot arm looks like a tiny concertina, an accordion-like musical instrument…
Putting cows on a seaweed diet helps curb their methane burps
Hugo Kruip for Unsplash Expanding a cow’s diet to include a pinch of seaweed could go…
