The evolution of insect-eating birds may have spurred rapid changes in the flight ability of ancient cicadas, according to ...

While US stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor grapple with delaminating radar-absorbent coatings – a vulnerability likened to “moulting cicada wings” – China claims to have found an ancient solution ...

Alongside dish sponges, cutting boards - particularly those used for raw meat - are hotspots for bacteria. Instead of relying solely on human-devised cleaning methods to combat bacterial buildup, ...

Inspired by the naturally antimicrobial textures of cicada wings and shark skin, micro- and nanoscale textures at the scale of bacterial cells make it difficult for bacteria to attach. They also ...

Diehl Defence presented its Cicada unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) interceptor at the EnforceTac 2025 defence exhibition, held ...

Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings ... multiple broods. The cicada life cycle has three ...

"These nanoscale and microscale surface textures mimic natural antimicrobial surfaces, such as those found on cicada wings and shark skin." The researchers discovered the laser-texturing technique ...

Talk about killing the buzz. Despite some news reports to the contrary, the newest influx of periodic cicadas — the red-eyed, at times comically clumsy aggravation with wings — will not descend upon ...

Sharks have inspired new ultra-clean chopping boards. Laser-textured metal inspired by shark skin and cicada wings has helped to create state-of-the-art antibacterial surfaces. The new technique ...