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 ...

They found inspiration in the antimicrobial properties of shark skin and cicada wings. Scientists from the Hopkirk Research Institute, the Food Safety Science and Research Centre, and Applied ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves.

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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 ...

The main goal of a cicada emergence is to shed their nymphal skin, spread their wings, sing to attract a mate, reproduce, and then die. And then the cycle repeats 13 or 17 years later depending on ...

Spring is approaching, and soon, the buzz of cicadas will permeate throughout neighborhoods in the eastern half of the United States. This year, cicadas from Brood XIV will be seen – and heard ...

Billions of cicadas in New York, New Jersey and 11 other states will come out of a 17-year-long hibernation in two months – and make their presence known with their famously noisy mating call ...

"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 ...

Three species of cicada that only emerge once every 17 years are gearing up to spring to the surface in droves, when they will plague several regions on the East Coast with swarms of insects that ...

The transformation is completed in one hour or less. The newly emerged adult is soft and white. As the skin hardens it also darkens. In a few hours the cicada is fully mature and after mating the ...