A defining feature of biology is the use of a multiscale architecture, ranging from molecular
networks to cells, tissues, organs, whole bodies, and swarms. Crucially however, biology is …

A critical aspect of evolution is the layer of developmental physiology that operates between
the genotype and the anatomical phenotype. While much work has addressed the evolution …

Robot swarms have, to date, been constructed from artificial materials. Motile biological
constructs have been created from muscle cells grown on precisely shaped scaffolds …

Abstract The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and Vehicle‐to‐Everything (V2X) concept have
emerged from IoT technology, which refers to connecting many vehicles with various …

Each of us made the remarkable journey from mere matter to mind: starting life as a
quiescent oocyte (“just chemistry and physics”), and slowly, gradually, becoming an adult …

One of the most useful metaphors for driving scientific and engineering progress has been
that of the “machine.” Much controversy exists about the applicability of this concept in the …

There’s Plenty of Room Right Here: Biological Systems as Evolved, Overloaded,
Multi-Scale Machines Next Article in Journal Exploration of the Design of Spiderweb-Inspired …

Central to the study of cognition is being able to specify the Subject that is making decisions
and owning memories and preferences. However, all real cognitive agents are made of …

Trainability, in any substrate, refers to the ability to change future behavior based on past
experiences. An understanding of such capacity within biological cells and tissues would …

Fundamental knowledge gaps exist about the plasticity of cells from adult soma and the
potential diversity of body shape and behavior in living constructs derived from genetically …