When it comes to innovation, nature often gets there first. For millions of years, plants and animals have been adapting, optimizing, and surviving through elegant solutions to life’s toughest ...

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Nature has been a guiding force for some of the most remarkable inventions in human history. Scientists and engineers often turn to the natural world to solve complex problems, taking cues from ...

ADELPHI, Md. – Army researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory invented a breakthrough tool for rapidly identifying novel proteins ...

Studying natural adhesives found in organisms like geckos, mussels, and spiders can lead to innovative solutions with superior strength, flexibility, and reversibility compared to traditional ...

Dr. Shilajit Kundu was convinced there was a better way. A urologic oncologist at Northwestern Medicine since 2010, Kundu describes the act of hand-sewing the bladder to the urethra to complete a ...

Masato Iida of Shiga International Patent Office explains what types of bio inventions are deemed eligible for patent protection in Japan and draws comparisons with US practice The patent law in Japan ...