Alejandro Puentes AmézquitaDecoding the chemistry behind cicada’s bacteria-killing wingschemistryworld.com - Max LevyMeticulously organised fatty acids are responsible for the bacteria-killing, superhydrophobic nanostructures on cicada wings. The team behind the …
Alejandro Puentes AmézquitaDesign of insect-inspired fans offers wide-ranging applicationstechxplore.com - Science XA highly sophisticated folding mechanism employed by a group of insects for at least 280 million years is set to become available for a wide range of …
Alejandro Puentes AmézquitaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo8 makers using biodesign to grow their workcraftscouncil.org.ukCould the meeting of biology, craft and design tackle our resource crisis? We meet the pioneers of biodesign, making dresses woven by plants and …
Alejandro Puentes AmézquitaCornell’s lionfish-inspired robot uses artificial blood to stay powered upverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Luke DormehlThere are all sorts of impressive robots which exist in labs around the world. However, many of the most innovative ones have to be tethered to a …
Alejandro Puentes AmézquitaUniversal Pattern Explains Why Materials ConductQuanta Magazine - Kevin HartnettMathematicians have found that materials conduct electricity when electrons follow a universal mathematical pattern. In a wire, electrons rebound off …
Alejandro Puentes AmézquitaWith a Simple Twist, a ‘Magic’ Material Is Now the Big Thing in PhysicsQuanta Magazine - David H. FreedmanThe stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly …
