#FunFactFriday: By copying the fractal patterns of leaf skeletons, researchers are able to improve the efficiency and performance of flexible electronic devices such as wearable sensors. Do you enjoy seeing biomimetics in action? News Source: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-harnessing-nature-fractals-flexible-electronics.html

Tiny 'rhinoceros beetle' robot does micro-scale manipulation in extreme conditions

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-tiny-rhinoceros-beetle-robot-micro.html

Hairy Solar Panels: A Revolutionary Leap in Renewable Energy
#Science #Engineering #Photovoltaics #Biomimetics
https://www.solarvault.uk/hairy-solar-panels-a-revolutionary-leap-in-renewable-energy/

TEDx talk "The Engineering Value of
Biodiversity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7cEppaRb4U #bioinspiration #biomimicry #biomimetics

Steady flight of kestrels could help aerial safety soar

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-steady-flight-kestrels-aerial-safety.html

Biophysical study of the tendrils of climbing plants

ENS Lyon

Do you want to perform biophysical experiments on tendrils of climbing plants, with laser ablation techniques and/or light sheet imaging ?

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ens-lyon-27778-biophysical-study-of-the-tendrils-of-climbing-plants/?feed_id=70511

#biomechanics #biomimetics #biophys...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ens-lyon-27778-biophysical-study-of-the-tendrils-of-climbing-plants/?feed_id=70511

Biophysical study of the tendrils of climbing plants

ENS Lyon

Do you want to perform biophysical experiments on tendrils of climbing plants, with laser ablation techniques and/or light sheet imaging ?

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/ens-lyon-27778-biophysical-study-of-the-tendrils-of-climbing-plants/?feed_id=68156

#biomechanics #biomimetics #biophys...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/ens-lyon-27778-biophysical-study-of-the-tendrils-of-climbing-plants/?feed_id=68156

Join our FRIAS Conference bringing together nature and technology 22.11-24.11 at @unifreiburg

Abstracts can be submitted until September 29. More information: https://www.frias.uni-freiburg.de/de/veranstaltungen/nachwuchskonferenzen/FRoBio

Pumping liquids in pulses like the heart reduces friction and energy consumption, shows study

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-liquids-pulses-heart-friction-energy.html

Hummingbird beak points the way to future micro machine design

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-hummingbird-beak-future-micro-machine.html

Deconstructing the bee stinger to develop tiny, bio-inspired medical devices

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-deconstructing-bee-stinger-tiny-bio-inspired.html

The thematic issue “#Biomimetics on the micro- and #nanoscale” ed. by Matthias Mail, Kerstin Koch, Thomas Speck, William M. Megill & Stanislav N. Gorb in the #DiamondOpenAccess Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology #BJNANO is complete .

DL the complete issue with just one click:

https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/series/91/?M=y

#LotusEffect

Celebrating the #LotusEffect – In this editorial, our guest editors Matthias Mail, Kerstin Koch, Thomas Speck, William M. Megill and Stanislav N. Gorb provide a great overview of their thematic issue “#Biomimetics on the micro- and #nanoscale” in the # DiamondOpenAccess Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology #BJNANO.

https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/articles/14/69/?M=y

New thematic issue “#Biomimetics & bioinspired surfaces: from nature to theory & applications” edited by Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira, Thies Büscher, Manuela Rebora, Poramate Manoonpong and Zhendong Dai in the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology.

Submission deadline January 31, 2024!

https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/series/106/?M=y

#BJNANO

TEDx talk "The Engineering Value of Biodiversity": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7cEppaRb4U
#tedxuniversitibruneidarussalam #bioinspiration #biomimicry #biomimetics @virginiatech_me @vt_engineering @ubdbuzz

Are you passionate about aerial #robot design?

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position with Prof.dr.ir. David Lentink in the #Biomimetics Group at #Groningen.

We expect a MSc degree in #Robotics, Aerospace, Mechanical, or an equivalent Engineering discipline (e.g. Computer Science or #Bioengineering) with significant RC airplane or #drone experience.

Apply before 2nd August 2023 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000A7HP&cat=wp

Caltech presenta un innovativo robot camaleonte che può cambiare forma e camminare, guidare o volare a seconda delle necessità.

#robot #robotics #biomimetics

https://www.futuroprossimo.it/2023/06/morphobot-il-robot-camaleonte-che-sfida-le-leggi-della-mobilita/

Insect Ears Inspire Superefficient Microphones

"Insect ears are inspiring the design of tiny 3D-printed microphones that could pinpoint a sound’s direction, replacing the much bulkier, energy-hungry gear currently needed for such purposes, researchers say."

https://spectrum.ieee.org/biomimetic

3D Printing Bio-Inspired Microphone Designs Based On Moth Ears - If many millions of years of evolution is good for anything, it is to develop micr... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/24/3d-printing-bio-inspired-microphone-designs-based-on-moth-ears/ #signalprocessing #biomimetics #science