Beyond power amplification: latch-mediated spring actuation is an emerging framework for the study of diverse elastic systems

SJ Longo, SM Cox, E Azizi, M Ilton… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Rapid biological movements, such as the extraordinary strikes of mantis shrimp and
accelerations of jumping insects, have captivated generations of scientists and engineers …

Bird-inspired dynamic grasping and perching in arboreal environments

WRT Roderick, MR Cutkosky, D Lentink - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Birds take off and land on a wide range of complex surfaces. In contrast, current robots are
limited in their ability to dynamically grasp irregular objects. Leveraging recent findings on …

Highly skin-conformal microhairy sensor for pulse signal amplification.

C Pang, JH Koo, A Nguyen, JM Caves… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2014 - europepmc.org
A bioinspired microhairy sensor is developed to enable ultraconformability on nonflat
surfaces and significant enhancement in the signal-to-noise ratio of the retrieved signals …

[HTML][HTML] A review of magnetic ordered materials in biomedical field: Constructions, applications and prospects

K Li, J Xu, P Li, Y Fan - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic ordered materials based on magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) possessing distinct
and tunable morphological characteristics, magnetic property and excellent magnetic …

Magnetic nanocomposite cilia tactile sensor

A Alfadhel, J Kosel - 2015 - repository.kaust.edu.sa
A multifunctional biomimetic nanocomposite tactile sensor is developed that can detect
shear and vertical forces, feel texture, and measure flow with extremely low power …

The evolution of leadership: Leadership and followership as a solution to the problem of creating and executing successful coordination and cooperation enterprises

D Pietraszewski - The Leadership Quarterly, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes that leadership and followership are not just evolved solutions to the
problem of coordinating what to do once a group exists. Rather, leadership and followership …

Bio-inspired textures for functional applications

AP Malshe, S Bapat, KP Rajurkar, H Haitjema - Cirp Annals, 2018 - Elsevier
Textures are abundantly exploited in nature for securing superior functionalities including
adhesion, color manipulation, anti-reflection, and drag management. Over millions of years …

Performance enhancement of proton exchange membrane fuel cells with bio-inspired gear-shaped flow channels

Y Ke, B Zhang, W Yuan, Y Bai, Y Zhao, Z Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The flow channel design of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a key factor
affecting the power output. This work proposes a planthopper gear-shaped flow channel …

Investigation of hindwing folding in ladybird beetles by artificial elytron transplantation and microcomputed tomography

K Saito, S Nomura, S Yamamoto… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Ladybird beetles are high-mobility insects and explore broad areas by switching between
walking and flying. Their excellent wing transformation systems enabling this lifestyle are …

Molecular gears: from solution to surfaces

Y Gisbert, S Abid, C Kammerer… - Chemistry–A European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the major efforts devoted to the development of molecular gears over
the past 40 years, from pioneering covalent bis‐triptycyl systems undergoing intramolecular …