Lab-grown foie gras, edible insects and 3D-printed chocolate are among the food innovations likely to reach the public within ...

Technologies such as molecular farming are at an early stage, while reverse food manufacturing and 3D printing need longer-term monitoring.

(A) Wearable device for the antennae: (i) A 3D model of the cockroach’s head was used as a reference to design the wearable device for the antennae. (ii) Two hooking mechanisms were incorporated to ...

Biomimicry and 3D printing have come together in new swarming ant and butterfly robots that act very much like their insect counterparts, the inventions of German robotics firm Festo. The company ...

Ants are very tiny, so conventional 3D scanners aren’t really going to do a very good job of capturing the insect geometry.

New 3D-printed biodegradable bandages use natural chitosan to heal chronic wounds and diabetic ulcers, preventing infection and speeding up recovery.

A jumping spider considers a set of 3D printed insects, which include a fly (top right), a wasp (next to the spider) and a series of intermediate mimics generated by 3D morphing. A praying mantis ...