There's a cost to 'bee-ing' too smart, professor finds
It doesn't pay to be smart, at least for bumblebees, according to a new U of G study.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2017
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News tagged with radio frequency identification
Researchers use big-brother tech to spy on bumblebees
By tagging individual bumblebees with microchips, biologists have gained insights into the daily life of a colony of bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) in unprecedented detail. The team found that while most bees are generalists ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2017
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Radio devices to save rare species from poachers
A joint project between conservationists and electronics experts at the University of Kent has developed miniature radio devices in tamper-proof casings to protect rare species from poachers.
Ecology
Jan 30, 2017
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Why some hummingbirds choose to balloon up before flying south
New U of T Scarborough research has found adult ruby-throated hummingbirds choose to pack on significant weight in the four days before their long migratory flights south for the winter.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2016
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Automated robot that scans library shelves using laser mapping and radio tags can ensure no book is misplaced again
Being able to access and download information in an instant is a hallmark of the digital age. But much of the world's knowledge remains between the pages of printed books. Tracking these volumes in libraries is a tedious, ...
Robotics
Jun 2, 2016
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From new to old, some of the gun safety features over time
Daytona Beach, Florida-based iGun Technology Corp. has been developing a "smart gun," a firearm that uses a ring with a chip in it to send a signal to a circuit board embedded in the firearm so that only an authorized user ...
Other
May 1, 2016
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Startup announces development of flexiramics—ceramics with paper-like properties
(Phys.org)—Dutch startup Eurekite has announced on their web page that they have developed a new kind of ceramic, one that is both flexible and easily made at varying degrees of thickness. The company (affiliated with the ...
Meet the wild animals who put their partners first (just don't call it love)
The term "wild animals" can conjure up images of unruly beasts desperately attempting to survive and reproduce in an unforgiving world. Vicious scuffles between reckless baboons as they contend for dominance. Callous new-born ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2015
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Wild birds choose love over food
Wild birds will sacrifice access to food in order to stay close to their partner over the winter, according to a study by Oxford University researchers.
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2015
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Microplotter system prints DNA, proteins, live cells on a range of fragile materials
A University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff that was spawned during an effort to make DNA-based computers has just introduced a low-cost instrument that can print dots and lines just 5 to 10 millionths of a meter across.
Engineering
Oct 1, 2015
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