Recently, a research group led by Prof. Wang Zhenyang and Zhang Shudong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, developed a new type of ceramic fiber aerogel, ...

Researchers developed a new type of ceramic fiber aerogel, featuring highly anisotropic thermal conductivity and extreme thermal stability through directional bio-inspired design.

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I spent four days learning about biomimicry and how studying polar bear pelts led to solar energy-capturing coats.

Bioinspired materials are synthetic materials whose structure, properties or function mimic those of natural materials or living matter. Examples of bioinspired materials are light-harvesting ...

All those sea sponges that live in deep oceans have a secret: their light lattice-like forms are astonishingly stiff and ...

The design, sensing, and control of bio-inspired robotics have reached new heights, catalyzed by a deeper understanding of ...

Researchers from Cornell University are developing HelioSkin, a bio-inspired photovoltaic technology that could wrap around ...

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Scientists are working on a groundbreaking concept—robotic materials that can reshape themselves and change their properties, ...