How does nature make durable materials like corals without heat or a kiln? How do peacock feathers get their beautiful colors? And how do geckos stick to all kinds of surfaces, allowing them to run up ...

Designers and engineers have often looked to the environment and how Mother Nature has accomplished phenomenal design solutions for inspiration over the ages. Perhaps all that is new about this ...

To conquer some of the toughest challenges for 21st century design, manufacturers are turning to an R&D lab 3.8 billion years in the making: nature. To solve its hose-wear problem, engineers at Parker ...

Bionic bladeless propellers, inspired by the effortless movement of jellyfish, are transforming aquatic propulsion. Traditional propellers are noisy, inefficient, and hazardous to marine life, but ...