Bio-inspired nitric-oxide-driven nanomotor

A bio-inspired homogeneous graphene oxide actuator driven by moisture gradients.

An actuator driven by moisture gradients has been developed from a homogeneous graphene oxide film, relying on the in situ formation of a bilayer structure induced by water adsorption. This actuator shows efficient and controllable bending motions, coupled with the capability of lifting objects 8 times heavier than itself.

Magnetically driven single DNA nanomotor.

In biological systems, nanoscale molecular motors can generate forces from spontaneous reactions of energy-rich molecules, mostly adenosine triphosphate (ATP), to convert chemical energy into mechanical movement. These motors are roughly 10 nm in size, take steps of a few nanometers, and can exert forces in the piconewton range. [ 1 , 2 ] However, to effi ciently design and construct nanoscale ...

Bio-inspired formation of functional calcite/metal oxide nanoparticle composites.

Biominerals are invariably composite materials, where occlusion of organic macromolecules within single crystals can significantly modify their properties. In this article, we take inspiration from this biogenic strategy to generate composite crystals in which magnetite (Fe3O4) and zincite (ZnO) nanoparticles are embedded within a calcite single crystal host, thereby endowing it with new magnet...

Bio-inspired Grammatical Inference

The field of Grammatical Inference was originally motivated by the problem of natural language acquisition. However, the formal models proposed within this field have left aside this linguistic motivation. In this paper, we propose to improve models and techniques used in Grammatical Inference by using ideas coming from linguistic studies. In that way, we try to give a new bio-inspiration to th...

Bio-Inspired Computing Architectures