Exoskeletons are emerging as a powerful ergonomics tool, but questions remain about fit, task matching, worker acceptance, and long-term impact. Here’s what safety leaders should weigh before adopting ...

Focusing on the roundworm exoskeleton known as the cuticle, the researchers found that defects in struts result in unnatural layer swelling, or "blistering." Within the cuticle layer, the research ...

Oct. 21 (UPI) --Like the boss at the end of a video game, California's diabolical ironclad beetle is seemingly indestructible. Getting run over by a car is no sweat for the resilient beetle. And the ...

Species throughout the animal kingdom feature vital interfaces between the outermost layers of their bodies and the environment. Intricate microscopic structures—featured on the outer skin layers of ...