First fully functional synthetic self-reproducing cell announced from Craig Venter (J. Craig Venter Institute). Initial endeavors by archimorph into bottom-up self-replicating systems were pursued through a purely technological trajectory of nanoscale robotics. However, it was noted shortly after this project (the self-fab house: cultivating spaces) that the current breakthroughs and research into the biological sciences […]
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Barnacles
A barnacle is a type of arthropod belonging to infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile suspension feeders, and have two nektonic larval stages. Around 1,220 barnacle species […]
Woven Cartilage
All you skiers and boarders, rejoice! Investigators from the Orthopedic Bioengineering Laboratory at Duke University created a 3D scaffold that one day might be impregnated with your own stem cells, in order to create new functional cartilage: Using a unique weaving machine of their design, Duke University Medical Center researchers have created a three-dimensional fabric […]
Tube Morphology
–Amin S. Ghabrial, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Department: Cell and Developmental Biology Tubes of different sizes, shapes and cellular architectures compose most organs and glands. How these tubes are formed and what factors regulate their dimensions and their pattern of branching, are among the primary questions that must be addressed before […]
glowing life
-Imagine, if you will, bioluminescent landscapes replacing our current technology of street lamps, business signs, etc. Not only is there the potential for a great reduction in energy costs and production, but the beautiful landscapes which could be created as a result of this change. To understand these creatures and the evolution that has created […]
u of m robotic fabrication
> > -Images from Winter 2010 Exhibition at University of Michigan robotic fabrication with Wes McGee and David Pigram. Trajectories were chosen from previous research agendas started in 2009 and with the kuka 6-axis robotic arm were advanced and constructed as a 1:1 prototype. Robotic research areas from top to bottom: Polyurethane Foam Rapid Prototyping, […]
janine benyus: biomimicry in action
Janine Benyus delves further into the design work inspired by biology, and through the creation of AskNature.org is helping to disseminate biomimetically inspired information online (click on the top image for a link to AskNature.org).
detroit_soundscape
-Images from Detroit Soundscape, where the landscape is created via acoustical analysis of the site and implementation of a barnacle-like algorithm which covers the surface in a quadratically diffused pattern. The growth pattern is created from an aggregation l-system working in sequence with collision detection, quadratic random number generator, attraction points, and acoustic reflection angle. […]
andromeda strain
-Amsterdam-based photographer Cassander Eeftinck Schattenkerk has created a series titled The Andromeda Strain that focuses more on the notion of discovery than the place itself. The images conjure up thoughts of a space or time perhaps untouched or undiscovered by humans. These constructed images, with no Photoshop, of everyday objects refer to biological, scientific, or […]
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