Rather than pouncing on its prey, the larger Pacific striped octopus extends a tentacle and taps its victim, startling it into the octopus's deadly embrace. (Video courtesy Roy Caldwell ...
Underwater, the octopus-inspired adhesive strongly attached to complex objects from lightweight shells to large rocks and soft gel beads with different roughness, curvature, and hardness.
My Octopus Teacher — a documentary about the smarts of cephalopods — inspired a team of engineers to create materials that can grab and release objects with rough and irregular surfaces. Those novel ...
Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments.
Octopus Energy has gone from a newcomer in the energy market to the biggest electricity supplier in just eight years. In that time, it has repeatedly been made a Which? Recommended Provider. It's one ...
A device that grips and releases like the suckers on a tentacle can handle bumpy, wet objects. A new adhesive technology pays homage to one of nature’s strongest sources of suction: an octopus ...
The Octopus Arcade Stick could become the only fight stick you’ll ever need, with support for myriad platforms, high-quality components, extensive customization options, and a ruggedness that ...
Martin Lewis, the renowned consumer advocate and MoneySavingExpert founder, has issued a message to Octopus Energy customers and other energy users in light of the new Ofgem price cap hike.
Sky News has learnt that Octopus Energy will announce on Thursday it has paid more than £3bn to the government, including more than £40m which has accrued under a profit-share agreement struck ...