Lattices often crop up in nature. Take the conspicuous design of dragonfly wings (left), a spider web (middle) or the veined underbelly of a Victoria Amazonica water lily (right). Photo Credit: Getty ...

Plate tectonics, honeycombs inspire new Denver Botanic Gardens research center. Tasked with building a pyramidal structure with dynamic glass elements, the Burkett Design team turned to two natural ...

A team funded by the French defence innovation organisation AID is looking to improve the stealth capabilities and mission performance of drones that mimic birds and insects. The French Defence ...

Nature is the ultimate inspiration for innovators, including those who would emulate biology to realize applications in the life sciences. Indeed, some of the most intrepid innovators are those who ...

Deadline to submit is March 17! We’ve picked three teams from leading design firms who will be working with biologists. Now all we need is your company’s real-world design problem. A COMPETITIVE ...

Researchers at the University of Sevilla in Spain have developed a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with a bipolar plate (BP) based on a nature-inspired structure. According to the ...