OPB: Mark Willis, a professor and chair of the Department of Biology, shared his thoughts on the possibility of using technology equipped with live insect antennae to smell pending disasters, an idea ...

In a nutshell: Researchers in Japan have merged robotic technology with the finely tuned senses of silk moths to create a bio-hybrid drone. By harnessing nature's expertly evolved ability to track ...

A collaborative research group has developed a bio-inspired robotic system based on insect behavior which can locate odor sources both indoors and outdoors with consistent accuracy, even if one of its ...

Researchers from Shinshu University and Chiba University develop a novel bio-hybrid drone using odor-sensing antennae from silkworm moths. Incorporation of an electroantennography (EAG) sensor to ...

A fascinating look at unusual insect antennae, highlighting nature’s quirks and design. Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk Bondi announces $1M reward for ...

An electronic nose modeled on insect antennae simultaneously identifies gas mixtures and pinpoints their three-dimensional origin by decoding the natural dynamics of odor plumes. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

One summer night three years ago, a chimney swift flitted over the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, where a scraggly-looking antenna sensed a radio frequency pulse given off by a transmitter no ...

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