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Insect-inspired robot can fly thanks to new type of electric 'muscle' |
Insect-inspired robot has wings that buzz thanks to new type of electric 'muscle' The prototype can fly at 1.6mph and was created by Bristol University scientists It has a wing span of 5.9 inches and weighs 0.01lbs, about the size of a dragonfly Wing design was inspired by a firefly and acts like negatively charged electrode Two positively charged electrodes sit above and below, causing the wing to flap An insect-inspired flying robot with wings that buzz thanks to a new type of electric 'muscle' has been developed by British scientists. |
Feb 05, 2022
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Sam Tonkin for MailOnline via DailyMail
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Four British Airline Pilots died in one week, Airline dismisses the vaccine link, but few convinced |
British Airways lost four of its pilots this week, and social media believed the cause of the death was related to their vaccination against the CCP Virus. However, it has not been confirmed that all four pilots had been vaccinated. Earlier this week, a recording of an unidentified male voice emerged on social media claiming that [...] |
Jun 19, 2021
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The BL
World News |
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Penny-Sized Ionocraft Flies With No Moving Parts |
A drone powered by electrohydrodynamic thrust is the smallest flying robot ever made |
Nov 25, 2020
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Evan Ackerman - IEEE Spectrum
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Know your native pollinators: Southeastern blueberry bees |
by Jonnie Dietz, Florida Museum of Natural History "Know your native pollinators" is a series of articles that will help you identify and appreciate Florida's varied pollinators, including bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, birds and bats. |
Jul 18, 2021
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Florida Wildflower Foundation
Nature Blogs |
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World's first manned aerobatic drone shown pulling loops and rolls |
This racy-looking 12-rotor coaxial multicopter has been filmed in Croatia pulling extreme rolls and loops, and carrying a human on board. Not at the same time, mind you, but still, to see a drone of this size pulling stunts like this is astonishing. |
Mar 09, 2020
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New Atlas
Tech Blogs |