En utilisant du mycélium - la partie végétative du champignon - Ecovative a mis au point un certain nombre d’innovations, parmi lesquelles une alternative écologique au polystyrène expansé, repris par Dell par exemple pour emballer ses ordinateurs et les protéger des chocs. Le matériau Myco Foam est biodégradable à 100% et revient à la … Continue reading ECOVATIVE
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MYCOWORKS
Mushrooms have an underground vegetative part, forming a fairly dense filamentous network known as mycelium. The American start-up MycoWorks, founded in 2013, sees mushrooms as a material. In October 2016, it developed a process for making "leather" from mushrooms. This method of production produces very little pollution, but it ... Continue reading MYCOWORKS
NASA - THE ALBATROSS FLIGHT
NASA Albatross Dynamic Soaring Open Ocean Persistent Platform UAV Concept This concept investigate the feasibility of a dynamic soaring (DS) UAV that will have an endurance on the order of months. This capability is enabling for numerous civil missions from ocean and atmospheric science to fishery surveillance and monitoring. Many of these missions are simply ... Continue reading NASA – THE ALBATROS FLIGHT
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Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots Vision serves as an essential sensory input for insects but consumes substantial energy resources. The cost to support sensitive photoreceptors has led many insects to develop high visual acuity in only small retinal regions and evolve to move their visual systems independent of their bodies through ... Continue reading WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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