Researchers are studying click beetles to inspire more agile robots. Aimy Wissa, assistant professor of mechanical science and engineering (MechSE) at Illinois, leads an interdisciplinary research ...

A hinge is a simple mechanism close mechanismA set of moving parts that work together to make something happen. that allows movement between two linked objects. Hinges let one object, such as a door ...

video: University of Illinois Mechanical Science and Engineering professor Aimy Wissa and her colleagues at Illinois were the first to study the click beetle's unique ability to jump without using ...

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Did you know that fleas, ants, and click beetles are capable of blazingly fast accelerations, with some up to 10^6 meters per square-second? Their quick movements make fast animals like the cheetah ...

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A lot of technology conglomerates are competing to develop a foldable smartphone but none has come near to perfect the design that does not raise the questions on the durability of the display. The ...

Click and release: Experimental set-up used to constrain click beetles during X-ray synchrotron imaging at the Advanced Photon Source. (Courtesy: John J Socha) Click beetles use the elastic recoil of ...