Across the tree of life–from fungi to frogs–organisms wield small amounts of energy to
generate fast and potent movements. These movements are propelled with elastic …

Bioinspired design (BID) is an interdisciplinary research field that can lead to innovations to
solve technical problems. There have been many attempts to develop a framework to de-silo …

Jumping requires a rapid release of energy to propel an animal. Terrestrial animals achieve
this by relying on the power generated by muscles, or by storing and rapidly releasing …