All Articles Tagged As: light

Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development (3/14/2008)

A six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat would gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real time. ...> Full Article

Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers (2/5/2008)

Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes with wingspans smaller than a deck of playing cards. ...> Full Article

Nature leads the way for the next generation of paints, cosmetics and holograms (10/4/2007)

A plant-like micro-organism mostly found in oceans could make the manufacture of products, from iridescent cosmetics, paints and fabrics to credit card holograms, cheaper and 'greener'. ...> Full Article