Human Tears Inspire "Game-Changer" Dynamic, Adaptive Liquid

An article at the website Product Design & Development reviews a new and unique example of biomimetics -- where engineers have turned to nature to improve our materials for constructing technology. According to the article, this "bioinspired material is a continuous liquid film that coats, and is infused in, an elastic porous substrate." What makes it special is its ability to change shape as a liquid, a property found also in human tears:

The new material was inspired by dynamic, self-restori...