SMART-Lab

March 9, 2020

Robots for medicine move like a sea snail

Researchers are developing a robot that is modeled on sea snails. Thanks to specially aligned liquid crystal molecules ...

March 7, 2020

Unterwasserroboter mit Licht steuern

Wissenschaftler haben einen gelartigen Roboter entwickelt, der sich ohne äußeren Antrieb unter Wasser fortbewegt und ...

March 3, 2020

Unterwasserroboter mit Licht steuern

Wissenschaftler haben einen gelartigen Roboter entwickelt, der sich ohne äußeren Antrieb unter Wasser fortbewegt und ...

March 1, 2020

Soft robot takes cues from a sea slug’s swimming stroke

A robot made from gel bends in response to light, allowing for a wide variety of motions...

February 26, 2020

Seeschnecken-Roboter erwacht durch Licht zum Leben

Forscher am Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme in Stuttgart haben in Zusammenarbeit mit der Universität Tampere ...

February 26, 2020

Slakkenrobot die zich kan vervormen in water met licht

Onderzoekers van het Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme in Stuttgart hebben in samenwerking met de Finse Universiteit ...

February 26, 2020

Seeschnecken-Roboter erwacht durch Licht zum Leben

Forscher am Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme in Stuttgart haben in Zusammenarbeit mit der Universität Tampere in Finnland ....

February 26, 2020

Underwater Snail-o-Bot gets kick from light

Making an untethered soft construct that can easily change its shape and move around freely inside water is a challenging ...

February 25, 2020

Sea slug robot comes to life through light

Snail-o-bot constructed from liquid crystal and modeled on aquatic invertebrates...

February 25, 2020

Light-responsive liquid crystal gel crawls, walks, jumps and swims

Material inspired by sea slugs could find use in soft robots...

February 25, 2020

Light-responsive liquid crystal gel crawls, walks, umps, and swims

A new light-responsive material could help soft robots move around underwater without requiring bulky frames and on-board power ...

February 23, 2020

Light-driven locomotion of liquid crystal gels

Researchers report a liquid crystal gel capable of generating underwater movement in response to light. The locomotion of ...

June 21, 2018

Smart Materials Engineer choses MPI-IS for his NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship

Dr. Hamed Shahsavan receives a prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship from the NSERC ...

June 16, 2017

Dr. Hamed Shahsavan receives Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Award

Recent PhD graduate Dr. Hamed Shahsavan has received an Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies award ...

May 19, 2017

The Science Behind the Image Contest Winners: Bacterial Networking

The image was taken using a field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM). It shows three colonies of Staphylococcus ...

May 14, 2017

Thermally Active Liquid Crystal Network Gripper Mimicking the Self-Peeling of Gecko Toe Pads

The ability of geckos to climb on surfaces is mainly pegged on their adhesive toe pads. The pads are designed with ...

March 9, 2017

New Gecko Gripper can be used in manufacturing and medicine

University of Waterloo engineers used the gecko for inspiration when inventing a device with potential applications in ...

December 15, 2016

New Gecko Gripper can be used in manufacturing and medicine

The brainchild of Hamed Shahsavan, a PhD student supervised by Zhao, in collaboration with professor Antal Jakli and ...

November 22, 2016

Gecko inspires pick-and-place gripper

Active control of adhesion by mimicking the smart and switchable properties of gecko toe pads can make the gripping, ...

April 20, 2014

Celebrating Nano Ontario 2013 Conference Poster Winners

Every year the Nano Ontario conference features work from leading researchers through posters and oral presentations. The ...