Tag: American Chemical Society
In Defiance of Evolution, Hierarchical Design Is Ubiquitous in Biology
Design with interdependent layers presents a challenge to neo-Darwinism. Natural selection is oblivious to anything but an immediate beneficial variation.
Make Like a Scorpion, and Other Arachnid Designs
Long shunned for their bites and toxins, arachnids are gaining respect for biomimetic inspiration.
Applied Intelligent Design: Engineers Know Engineering When They See It
The adhesive properties of gecko toe pads, based on atomic van der Waals attraction, have been understood for years now.