As a result of their mechanical characteristics, biological structures often provide inspiration
for the development of high-performance mechanical structures. Nevertheless, traditional …

Diatoms sustain the marine food web and contribute to the export of carbon from the surface
ocean to depth. They account for about 40% of marine primary productivity and particulate …

With the advent of femtosecond lasers in the early 1990s, ultrafast laser processing has
proven to be an imperative tool for micro/nano machining. Two-photon lithography (TPL) is …

High-performance actuating materials are necessary for advances in robotics, prosthetics
and smart clothing. Here we report a class of fibre actuators that combine solution-phase …

Abstract In 1903, Alexander Graham Bell developed a design principle to generate
lightweight, mechanically robust lattice structures based on triangular cells; this has since …

This book represents a synthesis of knowledge and best practice in the field of DNA-based
biomonitoring at the time of writing. It has been written with end-users of molecular tools in …

Species interaction networks are shaped by abiotic and biotic factors. Here, as part of the
Tara Oceans project, we studied the photic zone interactome using environmental factors …

Ceramics have some of the highest strength-and stiffness-to-weight ratios of any material but
are suboptimal for use as structural materials because of their brittleness and sensitivity to …

A sudden decrease in pressure triggers the formation of vapour and gas bubbles inside a
liquid medium (also called cavitation). This leads to many (key) engineering problems …

Throughout billions of years, biological systems have evolved sophisticated, multiscale
hierarchical structures to adapt to changing environments. Biomaterials are synthesized …