From robot fireflies to okra plasters: 2022’s nature-inspired solutions Scott Marlette Dec 23, 2022 Fireflies have inspired scientists to build bug-sized robots that could be useful for…
A New Explanation for How Fireflies Flash in Sync Scott Marlette Nov 20, 2022 A similar scenario played out in the 1990s, when a Tennessee naturalist named Lynn Faust read the confident published assertion of a scientist named Jon…
Mathematicians explain how some fireflies flash in sync Kevin Colleran Nov 1, 2022 Stake out in Pennsylvania's Cook State Forest at the right time of year and you can see one of nature's great light shows: swarms of fireflies that…
MIT Researchers Develop Insect-Sized Robot Fireflies That Emit Light When Flying Scott Marlette Aug 11, 2022 A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, inspired by fireflies, created insect-sized robots that emit light when they fly.…
