Biomimicry News And Research - March 2012 Archives
 | On its own, an ant is not particularly clever. But in a community, the insects can solve complicated tasks. Researchers intend to put this 'swarm intelligence' to use in the logistics field. Lots of autonomous transport shuttles would provide an alternative to traditional materials-handling technology. ...> Full Article |
 | American researchers have created a robotic jellyfish, named Robojelly, which not only exhibits characteristics ideal to use in underwater search and rescue operations, but could, theoretically at least, never run out of energy thanks to it being fueled by hydrogen. ...> Full Article |
People often wonder if computers make children smarter. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are asking the reverse question: can children make computers smarter? It appears so.
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Using a combination of guillotine-based experiments and cutting-edge computer modeling, researchers at the University of Bristol have explored the most efficient ways for teeth to slice food. Their results, published today in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, show just how precisely the shape of an animal's teeth is optimized to suit the type of food it eats.
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Nanoparticle opens the door to clean-energy alternatives
Astronomers gear up to discover Earth-like planets
Tillage and reduced-input rotations affect runoff from agricultural fields
A 20-minute bout of yoga stimulates brain function immediately after
A new approach for managing investment funds
Spanish researchers sequence the genome of global deep ocean
Whispering light hears liquids talk
Amount of dust blown across the West is increasing
Research paints new picture of 'dinobird' feathers
Printing artificial bone
Data highways for quantum information
Scientists create novel silicon electrodes that improve lithium-ion batteries
Repairing turbines with the help of robots
New archaeogenetic research refutes earlier findings
Female moths use olfactory signals to choose the best egg-laying sites
Researchers discover 2-step mechanism of inner ear tip link regrowth
Research shows copper destroys norovirus
What role does sleep play in memory and learning?
Chlamydia protein has an odd structure, scientists find
MRI study: Breastfeeding boosts babies' brain growth
Borneo stalagmites provide new view of abrupt climate events over 100,000 years
Doctors should screen for frailty to prevent deaths
Peer pressure tests grade schoolers -- not just adolescents
New mathematical model links space-time theories
Do palm trees hold the key to immortality?
New strategy for fingerprint visualization developed at Hebrew University
How Usain Bolt can run faster -- effortlessly
Moth-inspired nanostructures take the color out of thin films
Robotic insects make first controlled flight
Seahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designs
Insect-inspired camera captures wide field of view with no distortion, according to CU-Boulder study
Bed of needles
Not slippery when wet: Geckos adhere to surfaces submerged underwater
Cry me a river of possibility: Scientists design new adaptive material inspired by tears
Robot ants successfully mimic real colony behavior
Researchers unveil large robotic jellyfish that one day could patrol oceans