A fly's sense of smell could be used in new technology to detect drugs and bombs, new University of Sussex research has found.
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2014
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There's an old adage that warns against passing judgment based on appearance, but female bluefin killifish, like many animal species, apparently don't share such human wisdom when choosing a mate. Researchers at the New York ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2014
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Bats appear to use a network of hair-thin muscles in their wing skin to control the stiffness and shape of their wings as they fly, according to a new study. The finding provides new insight about the aerodynamic fine-tuning ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2014
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A digging robot inspired by the unique mechanisms employed by the Atlantic razor clam has been created by a group of researchers in the US.
Robotics
Apr 8, 2014
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A new device capable of pumping human waste into the "engine room" of a self-sustaining robot has been created by a group of researchers from Bristol.
Engineering
Nov 7, 2013
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An MIT mathematician and a celebrity chef have combined talents to create two culinary novelties inspired by nature. John Bush, a professor of applied mathematics, and renowned Spanish chef José Andrés have designed a cocktail ...
General Physics
Nov 6, 2013
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The strong, flapping flight of bats offers great possibilities for the design of small aircraft, among other applications. By building a robotic bat wing, Brown researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the ...
Robotics
Feb 21, 2013
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A bioinspired robot has provided the first experimental evidence that live zebrafish can be influenced by engineered robots.
Robotics
Jun 7, 2012
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In their ambitious goal to understand and ultimately communicate with sperm whales, research scientists from Project CETI have enlisted the help of unlikely collaborators—clingfish.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2024
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Schooling fish, moving synchronously in the water—the speed at which they change direction and the coordination of these sudden movements are fascinating, but how do they do it? In human sports, professional players can ...
Ecology
Oct 5, 2022
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