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Each bee has its own preferred route and flies it very precisely.  (Source: free licensed)
Drone Tracking

Honey Bees Follow Highly Precise Individual Routes

Honey bees navigate with striking individual precision, according to a drone-based study by researchers at the University of Freiburg. High-resolution 3D tracking shows that each bee follows its own consistent route between hive and food source, using landscape landmarks to stay on course. The findings reveal far greater navigational accuracy than previously assumed from the waggle dance.

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The fingers at the heart of this technology were inspired by the fin-ray effect — a design principle derived from the natural structure of fish fins.  (Source: University of Texas at Austin )
Robotics

New Robot Hand Can Now Pick a Potato Chip

A new robotic hand makes use of the Forte technology to grasp objectives that are sensitive to touch such as a potato chip or raspberries without crushing it. The innovation has the potential to improve robot performances in food processing, health care and manufacturing.

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An illustration shows a strand of engineered DNA passing through a nanoscale sensor, where its physical structure can be decoded as digital information. DNA nanostructures could one day serve as ultra-dense carriers of digital information and advance the field of data encryption.  (Source: Jason Drees/ ASU)
Biology Meets Big Data

DNA Provides a Solution to Data Storage Problem

DNA may offer an answer to two of the digital age’s biggest challenges: how to store exploding volumes of data and how to keep it secure. Researchers at Arizona State University show that engineered DNA structures can encode vast amounts of information and even enable molecular-level encryption, pointing to a future beyond silicon-based storage.

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