The life digital
As the world gears up to embrace a sustainable future, scientists are mimicking biological systems to find solutions to disparate problems.
See how they move
From slithering tubes to moving with legs: the wondrous evolution of locomotion.
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Saving time, costs and lives.
New lease of life
Engineers are looking at a great model for design that had been ignored for centuries: life.
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