By now, most of us are familiar with Boston Dynamics’ work. They brought us the terrifying giraffe bot and Spot, the robot dog. The company’s great at bringing us nightmare fuel. Another new robot leaked earlier this month and now we’re getting an official look at what Boston Dynamics calls Handle. It’s 6.5-feet tall, travels…
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New Research Reveals How Dragonfly Wings Obliterate Bacteria
New study shows how nanopillars of different heights on the wings of dragonfly literally rip bacteria apart. Surfaces that obliterate bacteria have always been in demand. Last year, for instance, a group of Dutch scientists used a new type of plastic resin infused with quaternary ammonium salts to develop a 3D-printed tooth that is reportedly…
NASA Researchers Unveil Innovative Ice-Covered Mars Habitat Concept
NASA engineers recently unveiled an innovative Mars habitat concept that relies on a thick layer of ice as shield against cosmic rays. Here at HEXAPOLIS, we have talked quite a bit about the different Mars habitat concepts that designers and scientists have come up over the years. There was the innovative Ouroboros dwelling, conceived by…