Organic Semiconducting Hydrogel with Integrated Microbes and Enzymes for Selective Solar CO2 Conversion Integrating synthetic light-harvesting materials with biological CO2-fixing catalysts offers a promising route to efficient and selective solar-to-chemical conversion under mild conditions. However, p...

#Organic #semiconductors meet #enzymes and #bacteria in our most recent photocatalytic #biohybrid system 💡🦠Now out in @jacs.acspublications.org

Congrats to Glenn and all co-authors 👏👏👏

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Using electronics to build biohybrid robots with physical intelligence - Nature Electronics Biohybrid robots, which rely on living muscles to drive force generation, could be of use in applications ranging from microsurgery to unmanned exploration. But the development of untethered and auton...

#Biohybrid #robots, which rely on living muscles to drive force generation, could be of use in many applications. But the development of untethered & autonomous machines will require the integration of onboard #electronics for sensing, control & power. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Group #members presenting at the #SAXS #WAXS #GISAXS #workshop: Yuxin Liang about #Real-Time #GIWAXS #Investigation of Structural Evolution in #All-Solid-State #Lithium #Batterie and Julian Heger about #Biohybrid film formation revealed by #machine-learning assisted #GISAXS #analysis

Somewhere between dialysis, data centers, and forest floors, there’s probably a better way to think about human–machine interfaces.

Mycelium as middleware. 🍄⚙️🧠

#BioHybrid #SystemsThinking #HMI #Fungi
@PaulStamets
Mycelium as Interface blueribbonteam.com/blog/2026/01...

Biohybrid Micro-Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy
www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/12...

By Wai Yie Leong
From the 8th International Conference on Knowledge Innovation and Invention 2025

#DrugDelivery #CancerTherapy #MicroRobots #Biohybrid #PrecisionMedicine

Living sensor display turns engineered skin into a biological monitor Wearable health devices, such as smartwatches, have become commonplace, enabling the continuous monitoring of physiological signals at the skin's surface. A research team in Japan has developed a biohybrid approach that works inside the body—transforming engineered skin into a visible indicator of internal biological states.

✨Japanese scientists bioengineered skin to reveal what's happening *inside* the body! 🤯 Imagine visible health signals… the future is here! 🔬#biohybrid

Source: phys.org/news/2026-01-sensor-disp...

Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis They're quite a bit cheaper than manufactured nozzles if you can dissect them.

🦟 Welcome to “necroprinting”—3D printer nozzle made from mosquito’s proboscis

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

#3dprinting #biohybrid #manufacturing #insects #mosquito

Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications.

😋 Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

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#food #manufacturing #materials #waste #reuse #machines #robotics #biohybrid

Your body has tendons, your robots should too! Our new paper in Advanced Science highlights how adding tendons to muscle-powered “biohybrid” robots makes them 11X stronger. Check out this great MIT News feature of our work:

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#biohybrid #robotics #biomaterials

Future Ethics. Principles for Governing Bio-Hybrid Robotics in a Post-biological World Bio-hybrid robotics—systems integrating living tissues with artificial mechanisms—challenge conventional ethical frameworks due to their ontological ambiguity and technological novelty. Wh...

Bio-hybrid robotics blur life and machine. Our chapter argues that ethical coordination across science, institutions, and society is key for responsible innovation. #Biohybrid #Robotics #Ethics #AIEthics #LivingMachines2025 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#Biohybrid #leaf mimics #photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and sunlight into useful chemicals

Researchers have demonstrated a new and sustainable way to make the chemicals that are the basis of thousands of products—from plastics to cosmetics... scitechupdates.com/b...

NeuroAI and Synthetic Biological Intelligence: A Computational Overview

NeuroAI adopts bio‑intelligence, coupling living neural tissue with chips; organoid systems have performed pattern recognition and spike‑based processors run at power of neurons. Read more: getnews.me/neuroai-and-synthetic-bi... #neuroai #biohybrid

Embedded Deep Learning Enables Plant Sensors to Detect Heat and Ozone

Researchers built a PhytoNode sensor using ivy leaves and embedded deep learning to detect temperature and ozone changes with up to 0.98 sensitivity, running on a small battery. Read more: getnews.me/embedded-deep-learning-e... #biohybrid #edgeai

Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots - npj Robotics npj Robotics - Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots

#Sperm #cell empowerment: #X-ray-guided #magneticfields for enhanced actuation and localization of #cytocompatible #biohybrid #microrobots
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We also identified how wiring membranes to electrodes has inherent advantages in #biohybrid devices for energy conversion. Here we obtain photocurrents at -600 mV vs SHE; ~1V more negative (much higher energy electrons) than is achievable with isolated proteins. (8/10)

Zoborg: On‐Demand Climbing Control for Cyborg Beetles A novel on-demand climbing protocol enables Zoborg (a cyborg beetle from the living Zophobas morio) to seamlessly transition from horizontal floors to vertical walls. Multiple unrestrained mechanosen...

📰 Read the paper
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📺 7NEWS video
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📖 UQ feature
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UQ Biorobotics Lab
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#ZoBorg #CyborgBeetle #Biohybrid #Robotics #SearchAndRescue

Always a blast introducing new folks to the history + future of #biohybrid #robotics - today at the University of Bristol SoftLab Seminar! Great to get feedback on what we've done so far + an exciting reminder of how much we have left to keep us busy in the coming decades 😊

I've always loved this video of Boston Dynamics robots over the last 40 years. Highlight of this week: being invited by BD founder Marc Raibert to give a talk about our early work in #biohybrid #robotics at the Robotics and AI Institute! Wonderful full circle moment ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjX6...

Image of an iris-mimicking tissue fabricated from mouse skeletal muscle cells.

Our latest paper made it to the cover of Biomaterials Science! We leverage an efficient method for hydrogel micropatterning (STAMP) to fabricate complex muscle tissues like this #biohybrid iris that actuates in response to light:

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#TissueEngineering #MyoBlue

Tuning the Morphology of Spray-Coated Biohybrid Beta-lactoglobulin:TiBALDh Films with pH for Water-Based and Nanostructured Titania The whey protein beta-lactoglobulin (β-lg) is used as a biotemplate for the water-based synthesis of nanostructured and foam-like titania films based on its variation in supramolecular structure when denatured at different pH values. Acting as a matrix, β-lg is mixed with the water-soluble titania precursor Ti(IV) bis(ammonium lactate)dihydroxide (TiBALDh) to promote biotemplated titania precipitation. Since TiBALDh is in chemical equilibrium with anatase titania nanoparticles and Ti(IV)-lactate complexes, and this equilibrium shifts with varying pH, the influence of the pH value on the final film morphology becomes essential. This work investigates this influence for three pH values: pH 7, pH 5, i.e., close to the isoelectric point of β-lg, and pH 2. Spray coating, a method of industrial relevance, is used to fabricate biohybrid β-lg:TiBALDh foam-like films. The obtained films are calcined to combust biotemplate β-lg and achieve nanostructured titania films. To understand the influence of pH on the film morphology, grazing-incidence small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS/GIWAXS) and grazing-incidence small-angle neutron scattering (GISANS), in combination with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), are applied to both the biohybrid and biotemplated titania films. With these techniques, information about domain sizes, porosity, and crystal structure is obtained with high statistical significance. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) probes the interaction of TiBALDh and β-lg on the molecular level as a function of pH. The results underline pH as a suitable tool for tuning the morphology in biotemplated titania films.

Julian E. Heger et al. in JACS Au: "Tuning the #Morphology of #Spray-Coated #Biohybrid #Beta-#lactoglobulin: #TiBALDh Films with #pH for Water-Based and #Nanostructured #Titania":

JACS Au 2025, 5, 4, 1894–1902

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We are excited to announce that the submission deadline for abstracts, as well as workshop proposals, for the Living Machines 2025 conference, has been extended until April 14th!
#LivingMachines2025 #Biomimetics #biohybrid #bioinspired
#robotics #AI #Conference2025 #LivingMachines #Sheffield

Scientists have created a robotic hand powered by lab-grown human muscles! This biohybrid breakthrough moves with real muscle contractions but still faces endurance challenges. Could this be the future of robotics? #Biohybrid #Robotics scientificinquirer.com/2025/03/17/d...

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are pretty good at making the non-biological parts work, we’ve...

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells #Science #Biology #Bioengineering #biohybrid #robotics #biotechnology

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology’s current limitations.

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells - arstechnica.com/science/2025... "Out of all the roadblocks that keep us from building large-scale #biohybrid #robots, necrosis has probably been the most difficult to overcome."

Bio-inspired electronics: Soft, biohybrid, and “living” neural interfaces - Nature Communications Neural technologies are adopting bio-inspired designs to enhance biointegration and functionality. This review maps the growing field of bio-inspired electronics and discusses recent developments in t...

📢 My first first-author paper, 𝗕𝗶𝗼-𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁, 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴” 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, is now published in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴! 🧠⚡

📖 Read it here www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#bioinspired #bioelectronics #neuroengineering #biohybrid #neuralinterfaces #science #PhD #research

A Biohybrid Dynamic Random Access Memory We report that GABAA receptors in a patch-clamped biological cell form a short-term memory circuit when integrated with a scanning-probe microfluidic device. Laminar patterns of receptor activators (a...

Owe Orwar and team have created a biohybrid random access memory based on patch-clamped GABA receptors placed in an open volume microfluidic device, generating laminar agonist patterns. The receptors read and store the chemical input signals as state distribution.
#JournalClub #Biohybrid #Dynaflow

Biohybrid hand actuated by multiple human muscle tissues.
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They successfully powered the biohybrid hand achieving individual control of fingers and a variety of motions using different signaling controls.
#neuroscience #prosthesis #biohybrid

Come and join us in Sheffield this summer for the Living Machines 2025 conference! Our call for papers is open.

Learn more and submit your paper: livingmachinesconference.eu/2025/

#Biomimetics #biohybrid #robotics #AI #Conference2025 #LivingMachines #Sheffield

NTT Research and Harvard Scientists... - NTT Research, Inc. Paper in Science Robotics presents ML application that efficiently delivers high-performance design and 2x swimming efficiency compared to rays developed biomimetically News Highlights: Application of...

@nttresearch.bsky.social and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have published research that showcases the application of #ML direct optimization that delivers high-performance #biohybrid rays with two times swimming speed: bit.ly/42Rpab4

A morning biopunk/cyberpunk pencil sketch, adding in industrial elements on grey paper (9"x12")
#mycelium #biopunkart #biohybrid #cyberpunkart #scifiart #psychedelicart #atmosphericdrawing #pencilsketch #traditionalart #fyp