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• Polar Bears, Drought and Rain

  Thursday, July 26th, 2012

  Some recent headlines offer updates to stories we’ve run in the past few months.

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/polar-bears-drought-and-rain/558274/

• Cockroach on a Ledge

  Monday, June 11th, 2012

  The tricky way cockroaches handle ledges is inspiring search-and-rescue robotics.

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/cockroach-on-a-ledge/557967/

• Leaping Tails

  Monday, January 9th, 2012

  Here’s a tale about tails—lizards’, robots’ and dinosaurs’ tails to be exact.

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/leaping-tails/556522/

• Bio-Inspired Bug Evolves

  Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

  Can a winged robot from UC Berkeley shed light on the evolution of flight?

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/bio-inspired-bug-evolves/555791/

• Woodpecker Inspiration

  Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

  Can scientists create technology to mimic woodpeckers’ shock-absorbing heads?

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/woodpecker-inspiration/553723/

• Gecko-inspired Stickybot

  Monday, August 30th, 2010

  What do you get when you combine gecko toes and scientists’ imagination?

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/gecko-inspired-stickybot/552236/

• Bio-Inspiration: Cockroaches

  Thursday, May 6th, 2010

  Researchers are studying cockroach brains to inspire robotic movement.

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/bio-inspiration-cockroaches/551117/

• Molecular Paper

  Thursday, April 15th, 2010

  Using bio-inspiration on a nano scale has allowed researchers to create “molecular paper”.

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/molecular-paper/55936/

• Bio-Inspiration: Gecko Toes

  Sunday, November 30th, 2008

  UC Berkeley scientists are developing technologies based on how a gecko’s toes stick when climbing vertically.

  http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/bio-inspiration-gecko-toes/552233/