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Mathematics: Modeling Offbeat: Computers and Math
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A butterfly flaps its wings and scientists make jewelry - A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings and Scientists Make Jewelry      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In the 'butterfly effect,' an insect can flap its wings and create a microscopic change in initial c ...

Physics: Optics
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Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New films inspired by butterfly wings circumvent the heating effect usually experienced by colored o ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Titanium micro-spikes skewer resistant superbugs      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study suggests rough surfaces inspired by the bacteria-killing spikes on insect wings may be m ...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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'Butterfly bot' is fastest swimming soft robot yet - Butterfly Bot: The Fastest Swimming Soft Robot Yet      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers have developed an energy-efficient soft r ...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Muscular wing-body junction improved Pterosaur flight performance - Muscular Wing-Body Junction Improved Pterosaur Flight Performance      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The flying reptiles known as pterosaurs are the closest relatives of dinosaurs and were the first ve...

Mathematics: Modeling
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Hummingbird flight could provide insights for biomimicry in aerial vehicles - Hummingbird Flight Could Provide Insights for Biomimicry in Aerial Vehicles      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using a novel modeling method, a team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produ...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering: Robotics Research
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New winged robot can land like a bird - New Winged Robot Can Land Like a Bird      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a hori ...

Biology: Evolutionary
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How birds got their wings - How Birds Got Their Wings: The Evolutionary Journey      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Modern birds capable of flight all have a specialized wing structure called the propatagium without ...

Engineering: Nanotechnology
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Preventing vehicle crashes by learning from insects - Preventing Vehicle Crashes by Learning from Insects      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Despite only about 25% of car travel happening after dark, almost half of fatal accidents occur at n...

Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology
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Dragonfly wings used to study relationship between corrugated wing structure and vortex motions      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists undertook a study of dragonfly wings in order to better understand the relationship betwe ...

Mathematics: General
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For new insights into aerodynamics, scientists turn to paper airplanes - For New Insights into Aerodynamics, Scientists Turn to Paper Airplanes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A series of experiments using paper airplanes reveals new aerodynamic effects, a team of scientists...

Energy: Alternative Fuels
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Bionic wing flaps improve wind energy efficiency - Bionic Wing Flaps: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Wind Energy Efficiency      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow con ...

Biology: Zoology Environmental: General
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How insects track odors by navigating microscale winds - How Insects Navigate Microscale Winds to Track Odors      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Insects use odor plumes -- which travel like smoke and form when the wind blows odor molecules from...