Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Nov 14, 2025
The Ocean Sunfish () has one of the most unusual body geometries and swimming strategies of all fish species. Effectively lacking a caudal fin, these fish propel themselves by synchronized flapping of their extremely long dorsal and anal fins-a form ...
ACS synthetic biology
Nov 10, 2025
We present MicroVerse, a software application based on large language models (LLMs) designed to generate C# scripts simulating three-dimensional colonies of model organisms, including and , within the Unity platform. The system, which utilizes fine-...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Oct 28, 2025
Salps are underwater invertebrates considered to be among the world's most energy-efficient examples of jet propulsion. They can swim as solitary individuals or as physically connected colonies, coordinating their jets to produce collective movement....
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Oct 15, 2025
Achieving robust and energy-efficient navigation in unknown fluid environments remains a key challenge for bioinspired underwater robots. In this study, we develop a reinforcement learning-based control framework that enables a fish-like swimmer to a...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Oct 8, 2025
Recent neuroscience discoveries on human hand synergies have inspired the development of underactuated robotic hands, which replicate human-like grasping capabilities using a minimal number of actuators. However, a generalized methodology for determi...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Oct 6, 2025
The passive compliance of a soft worm-like body can be a key advantage for traversal of complex confined spaces, but in practice, the body's stiffness and contact friction often require experimental adjustments. Here, for the first time, we develop a...
Genome biology
Oct 3, 2025
BACKGROUND: Single-cell foundation models (scFMs) have emerged as powerful tools for integrating heterogeneous datasets and exploring biological systems. Despite high expectations, their ability to extract unique biological insights beyond standard m...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sep 29, 2025
Collective intelligence in biological groups can be employed to inspire the control of artificial complex systems, such as swarm robotics. However, modeling for the social interactions between individuals is still a challenging task. Without loss of ...
Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology
Sep 26, 2025
With a globally ageing population, neurodegenerative disease poses an increasingly greater risk to health span, yet there are still no curative treatments. Efficient biomimetic modelling is the underlying target for improving preclinical-to-clinical ...
Scientific reports
Sep 26, 2025
Cancer is a complex and heterogeneous condition marked by the unchecked growth and dissemination of abnormal cells, posing significant challenges in detection, treatment, and patient care. As one of the leading global causes of death, a deep understa...