All Articles Tagged As: beetles

The Photonic Beetle: Nature Builds Diamond-like Crystals for Future Optical Computers (5/21/2008)

Researchers have been unable to build an ideal "photonic crystal" to manipulate visible light, impeding the dream of ultrafast optical computers. But now, University of Utah chemists have discovered that nature already has designed photonic crystals with the ideal, diamond-like structure: They are found in the shimmering, iridescent green scales of a beetle from Brazil. ...> Full Article

The bombardier beetle, power venom and spray technologies (4/6/2008)

The bombardier beetle is inspiring designers of engines, drug-delivery devices and fire extinguishers to improve spray technologies ...> Full Article

Engineers learn from the beetles (9/20/2007)

An amazing insect, which sprays its predators with toxic steam, has inspired research into a new generation of technology at the University of Leeds. ...> Full Article