Researchers have developed a range of synthetic biomimetic compounds to replace the relatively expensive natural NADH and NADPH coenzymes in enzymatic conversions of industrial relevance. They show ...

Engineers and researchers looking for the next big thing are turning more than ever to their own back yards for inspiration. Some are taking clues from the elegance of a falcon's flight, the ...

Robotics engineers found a way to help robots navigate through very tight spaces by attaching a shell that mimics the shape of one of nature's most resilient but most reviled creatures: the cockroach.

Biomimetics, the discipline devoted to the bio-inspired engineering of things and processes, could potentially hold the keys to solving Bitcoin’s scaling problem. Biomimetics, the discipline devoted ...

Biomimetics is the process of taking ideas from nature and using them in engineering design. It uses mimicry of nature and wildlife's adaptations to the different environments and conditions to create ...

In order to design a 21st-century, impact-resistant substance, materials scientist Mehmet Sarikaya of the University of Washington in Seattle finds inspiration in a 500-million-year-old feat of ...

Michelle Oyen receives funding from the United States Army Corps of Engineers on tough biomimetic materials. As the world grapples with climate change, we urgently need to find ways of reducing our ...

Biomolecules such as hemoglobin or chlorophyll are difficult to study. It is worth investigating similar but simpler structures in the lab. Unexpected behavior has now been found in phthalocyanines, ...