Not a scratch: Scorpions may have lessons to teach aircraft designers

http://www.economist.com/node/21545971

Erosion Resistance of Bionic Functional Surfaces Inspired from Desert Scorpions

Mars for dummies!

Video from NASA JPL:

How do we get to Mars?

  

Is Mars really red?

Smart Solutions From The Plant Kingdom: beyond the animal models (II)

Dutch PlantLab Revolutionizes Farming

Soilless coltivation, LEDs, highly controlled environmental conditions, advanced sensors...they call it agricolture 3.0!  In short, they create a high tech paradise for plants...
Will the quality decrease? who knows, but the possibility to grow plants undergroung or at the top of skyscrapers is fascinating! Urban agriculture isn’t new, and people have been talking about vertical farms for decades.What makes PlantLab different is the hardcore scientific and mathematical innovation they are bringing to the table! Could we grow vegetables in space using this amazing facility?!

http://www.plantlab.nl/4.0/

A New Era of Space Exploration