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Octopus-inspired underwater sticky device
New technology

Octopus-inspired underwater sticky device

In testing, the adhesive device with a curved, elastic body and deformable membrane was able to maintain its strength through 100 cycles.

October 28, 2024
Invention of biomimetic skin senses pain
Science invention

Invention of biomimetic skin senses pain

Professor Chen Tao's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has invented biomimetic soft s…

June 2, 2022
How is rubber 'vastly elastic'?
Discover science

How is rubber 'vastly elastic'?

Elasticity is a valuable property of rubber. Natural rubber can last 9 times, then restore the same shape. Other objects, in solid form as well as soft, are not comparab…

December 18, 2018
Greedy cormorant swallowed giant cod
Animal world

Greedy cormorant swallowed giant cod

The elastic neck mechanism allows cormorants to swallow the whole fish in just a few seconds. While hunting in Skagen, Denmark, the cormorant caught a giant cod and deci…

December 16, 2018
Why so little bigger spiders male spiders?
Animal world

Why so little bigger spiders male spiders?

Spiders cling to elastic silk thread, taking advantage of the wind to overcome the distance to feed. And that's why the male spider is always smaller than the female spi…

December 16, 2018