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

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 ...

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, ...

From an ancient solution to a stealth jet issue to a problem-solving maths star, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent ...

"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 ...

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 could ...

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 ...

Despite what you may have heard, the newest influx of the red-eyed periodic cicadas will not descend on Maryland in 2025.

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

Prints and multiples, Lithograph in colors on Georges Duchene Calcaire paper, with full margins ...

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 ...