#  Bioinspiration Featured in the NYTimes 

 





November 25, 2025

 

 

A recent article in the NYTimes highlights how fundamental bioinspiration research has a rich history of innoations from flying machines to Velctro, and continues to burgeon with modern developments thanks to the invention of more powerful tools and techniques that have humans to peer more deeply into the biological world. Two of the technologies highlighted come from members of the Aizenberg group! One of those - SLIPS - is an antifouling surface inspired by pitcher plants that can be designed to prevent the adhesion of essentially any fouling entity. SLIPS has been applied across lengthscales and industries, including preventing bacteria and mammalian cells from infecting and occluding next-generation medical devices, ice crystals the reduce fuel efficiency and safety in aviation, and marine organisms that cause ecological issues and fuel inefficiencies in the shipping industry. Another highlighted technology - soft batteries inspired by electric eels - was pioneered by Tom Schroeder during his PhD research in Professor Michael Meyer's group at the University of Fribourg prior to embarking on his Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Aizenberg Lab. Take a look at these and other bio-inspired technologies in the [article linked here](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/10/science/biology-evolution-technology.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.lNL8.iIi-RQhV_wI1&smid=url-share).



 

 

 



 

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