List of New NatureTech

Dragonflies’ Wings Have a Novel Shape
Dragonflies flit about freely in the open sky, equally comfortable on a gentle breeze or a strong...

Itacolumite
Itacolumite is a stone noted for its flexibility. Examination under a microscope reveals that the...

Could the Zebra’s Stripes Make the Wind Blow?
A great number of zebras live in the dried grasslands of Africa. They are covered in a pattern of...

Fighting Cancer Cells with the Cabbage Butterfly
Adult butterflies differ from their larvae (caterpillars) in both appearance and diet. While the ...

Tree Sprouts and Insect Wings: “Miura Folding”
Perhaps you’ve seen a science fiction movie or cartoon where a tiny folded panel rapidly unfolds ...

Dolphins Sleep Half Awake, Half Asleep
If you have ever seen dolphins at an aquarium, you may have noticed some of them swimming around ...

Woodpeckers Never Get Headaches: A New Way to Absorb Shock
When a woodpecker bores a hole into a hard tree trunk, it pecks the tree with its beak twenty tim...

Elephants Forecast Tsunamis
Elephants are known to converse using low-pitched sounds that are inaudible to human ears. Their ...

Beetle Larvae Give Bacteria a Beating!
Beetle larvae eat leaf mulch as they grow into adulthood. This leaf mulch contains a lot of mold ...

Antibacterial Medicine Made by Maggots
Fly larvae, or maggots, sustain themselves by feeding on excrement and rotting food. To humans, i...

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