Tuesday 24 March 2015

Cyborg beetle research allows free-flight study of insects

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Cyborg beetle research allows free-flight study of insects
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 23, 2015 - Hard-wiring beetles for radio-controlled flight turns out to be a fitting way to learn more about their biology. Cyborg insect research led by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is enabling new revelations about a muscle used by beetles for finely graded turns. By strapping tiny computers and wireless radios onto the ... more


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