Parasites are ecological dark matter, and they need protecting
The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, ...
Electronics36017 天
New credit-card-sized robot swims like a flatworm to monitor pollution and marine life
A team of researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has created a ...
ExtremeTech22 天
Engineers Build Flatworm-Inspired Robot That Wiggles Across Water
Roboticists have a habit of looking to nature for inspiration, and this time, they've turned to the humble marine flatworm. Known for undulating their bodies to move through water, ocean-dwelling ...
Interesting Engineering24 天
Credit-card sized robot mimics flatworm to track pollution, marine life underwater
Researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, have created a small swimming robot that moves through water with ...
techxplore24 天
Soft robotic fish demonstrates advanced multi-mode swimming capabilities
Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a multi-mode swimming soft robotic fish. Drawing inspiration from the highly sensitive lateral ...
New Atlas25 天
Flatworm-inspired aquatic robot swims by doing the shimmy
It actually improves upon the flatworm's mechanism, as its fins undulate 10 times faster than the worm's body. And what's more, along with being able to travel forward and turn to either side ...
techxplore29 天
Flatworm-inspired robot nimbly navigates cluttered water surfaces
Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution, studying aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring water quality in sensitive areas such as coral reefs or lake shores. However, many devices rely on ...
The Hindu1 个月
The first Intertidal Bioblitz uncovers marine wonders in India’s coasts
The intertidal pools of Rushikonda in Visakhapatnam was brimming with life that morning as the East Coast Conservation Team waded through the shallow waters, scanning the rocky crevices for marine ...
'Your pets are in peril': Dog-killing worm found in California for the first time
Part Two,” a new kind of invertebrate has been documented for the first time in California – one that’s no larger than a penny but is potentially fatal to dogs and other animals, and can lead to ...
The Scientist1 年
Return of the Worms
In the middle of 2020, Alex Loukas deliberately infected himself with intestinal worms. The procedure was pretty straightforward: he used a Band-Aid to press a few larvae of the New World hookworm ...
University of Plymouth4 年
Scientists repeat century-old study to reveal evolutionary rescue in the wild
A tiny flatworm found commonly on the coasts of western Europe and North America is living proof that species may be able to evolve and adapt to rapid climate change. Research by the University of ...