DARPA Funds a Robot that Moves Like a Worm, But Why?
August 10th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
DARPA, the U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency, is the financial force behind a new biomimicry robotics project from
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Secret of Spider-Man’s Spider Silk Fluid Revealed!
July 21st, 2012 | by Tina Casey
A California scientist has developed a synthetic form of spider silk created by living bacteria, and in a life-imitates-art twist
Frog Calls Inspire a New Algorithm for Wireless Networks
July 19th, 2012 | by James Ayre
Male Japanese tree frogs use a method of calling that allows them to use their calls at the same
Quick Cleantech News Roundup
July 16th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Just a reminder that we are publishing numerous posts to the “Quick Cleantech News” widget and category that do
Ancient Fungus Ended Coal Formation, Could Boost Biofuel Production
July 5th, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci
Genomic researchers say the same fungus that ended coal formation millennia ago may now be able to boost biofuel and bioenergy production.
Carpet Mimics “Mud Hole” to Harvest Energy from Ocean Waves
June 20th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
Carpets and mud don’t usually make a good pairing, but a new energy-harvesting “carpet” takes its inspiration directly from,
The Next War Could Be Fought with Fireflies
June 17th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
The Department of Defense is a major funder behind a new biomimicry-based approach to lighting which harnesses the power
New Robot Mimics a Fish Behaving Like a Boy Scout
June 12th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
Boy Scouts, well known for helping that apocryphal little old lady cross the street, have become the inspiration for
Silkmoth Inspires New Attack on Bomb Detection
June 3rd, 2012 | by Tina Casey
With a name like Bombyx mori, the silkmoth would seem to be tailor made for bomb detection, and a
Cleantech News: Top Gear Racetrack Goes Solar; Largest REC Solar Power Project in India Registered; Hawaii Wind Farms Move Along; Fisker Doing Well…
May 29th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Hope you all enjoyed your 3-day weekend! (Well, those of you in the US.) Here’s some more top cleantech
Powerhouse Solar Cell Inspired by Leaf Biomimicry
April 28th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
A team of scientists headed up by Princeton University has achieved a whopping 47 percent increase in electricity generation from
Swarming Crabs Act Like Energy Efficient Computers
April 15th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
A team of scientists from Japan and England has developed a computer made from live crabs, and though it sounds
Evolutionary Clue in Butterflies Could Enhance Absorption of Sunlight
March 27th, 2012 | by Mathias
Tongxiang Fan, Ph.D., and his team at the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China have for a long time
Energy-Efficient, Hydrogen-Fueled Robot Can Swim Like a Jellyfish
March 23rd, 2012 | by Tina Casey
Between airborne drones, spycams that can see around walls and a flood of other new surveillance devices, it’s beginning
From “Sticks Like Glue” to “Sticks Like Gecko”
February 21st, 2012 | by Glenn Meyers
Biologists have long been drawn by the adhesive power of gecko feet that enable these 5-ounce lizards to scale vertical walls with nary a slip. Now polymer scientists and a biologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have duplicated how the gecko accomplishes this feat. The result: "Geckskin," a sticky material that can hold up to 700 pounds on a smooth wall
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