Could Eating Insects Be Good for You? Study Says Their Shells May Trigger Benefits for Metabolism

Medicine & Technology Sep 15, 2023

A new study suggests that the shells of insects contain nutrients that can trigger immune response that can improve a mammal’s metabolism. Learn more about it in this article.

Robotic Boot-like Exoskeleton Personalizes Assistance To Help People Walk Faster, Easier

Oct 13, 2022

Stanford engineers have created a robotic boot-like exoskeleton that increases walking speed and reduces effort after years of development. Check it out in this article.

Battery-Powered Exoskeleton Helps Army Veteran With Spinal Cord Injury to Walk Again

Sep 15, 2022

US Army veteran Richard Neider has been wheelchair-bound for almost a decade until he was given another chance to walk again using a battery-powered exoskeleton. Check out this motorized machine that could help paralyzed individuals move again.

Human Debris: How Old Tires Endanger and Trap Hermit Crabs as it Pollutes the Waters

Oct 27, 2021

Researchers discover that other than polutting the world's oceans, discarded old car and truck tires trap crustaceans like hermit crabs in an inescapable prison of human debris.

Fossilized Never Before Seen Tardigrade Species From 16-Million Years Ago Discovered With Exterior Body and Claws Still Intact

Oct 07, 2021

Scientists have just discovered an entirely ne species and genus of tardigrades fossilized in Dominican Amber.

Asian Beetle Species Offer Insights on New Color, Material Strength Technologies

Jun 18, 2021

Scientists are looking at the exoskeleton of an Asian beetle species, using its unique properties to develop new technologies based on its color and mechanical strength.

New Bio-Inspired Joint Model to Create Better Robotic Exoskeletons

Feb 03, 2021

Researchers from the Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China, have reported the design for a new joint model that could lead to more robust and more stable exoskeletons.

China Deployed Iron Man-Like Recovery Team To Retrieve Lunar Samples From Chang'e-5 Capsule

Dec 19, 2020

China's recovery team wore an exoskeleton like Iron Man to recover the Chang'e capsule which landed in Inner Mongolia from its trip on the moon to collect samples.

Meet the Toughest Beetle on the Planet That Can Survive 39,000 Times Its Weight

Oct 22, 2020

The diabolical ironclad beetle has a very tough exoskeleton that can survive being run over by a car and withstand 39,000 times its body weight.