25 March 2023
Researchers created a plant-based robotic arm by connecting a Venus flytrap equipped with soft electrodes to a metallic structure and wirelessly commanding it to grab things
14 February 2023
Flapping-wing drones camouflaged with the bodies of taxidermy birds could help study flocks of wild birds or enable military spy missions, but they’re not yet the most efficient flyers
8 June 2021
A Madagascar hissing cockroach fitted with a “backpack” computer and infrared camera could help search-and-rescue teams locate bodies in the aftermath of an earthquake
12 December 2019
To solve the problem of Japan’s ageing workforce, tech companies have developed exoskeletons that help older workers continue to do heavy manual labour
26 March 2019
Melanin’s electrical conductivity can be boosted a billion-fold using heat and the result could be used to make body-friendly electrical implants
8 May 2018
Transhumanists could not stop for Death but they kindly stopped for Mark O'Connell, who has captured their beliefs and anxieties in his Wellcome Book Prize winning travelogue
