An international collaboration featuring American and Israeli researchers announces the creation of a power source for electric motors that is a little bit unconventional. The group has recently developed a method of extracting energy from clams.
In a study that appears to be inspired by the blockbuster “The ... |
19 April 2012
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Investigators at the Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, have created hybrid snails, which they say are able to produce electricity. The group, led by scientist Evgeny Katz, inserted tiny biofuel cells into the mollusks, which work by extracting electricity from the glucose and oxygen in the blood.
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19 March 2012
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Though a bit disgusting to investigate, researchers have finally discovered the contents of the material that keeps certain species of snails afloat in the world's oceans. It would appear that the material they use to remain on the surface is made up of strings of eggs interlaced with goo.
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11 October 2011
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For decades, biologists have believed that snails and slugs are heavily reliant on the slimy mucus their one foot secretes. Experts thought that this was what facilitated the creatures' movements, but a new study contradicts that belief, showing that the slime is not an essential part of locomotion.Snails and sl... |
7 April 2011
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Investigators have recently proved in a series of experiments that the evolution of shelled animals can be influenced by external factors that have little to do with natural selection.The new work may reignite a decades-old scientific debate concerning the development and evolution of a wide class of shelled animals.... |
9 October 2010
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As more and more scientists are beginning to learn, turning to nature for inspiration rarely fails to yield concrete results in many areas of research. Such is the case with body-armor design, experts say, after they started analyzing the depths of the world's oceans in search of innovation. They have discovered... |
19 January 2010
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Scientists studying robots encounter many problems in their endeavor, and they usually turn to Mother Nature to solve their problems. For instance, how would a robot move?Walking in an upright, manlike position is pretty difficult to achieve, and the most evolved humanoid robot only walks as fast as a clumsy three y... |
26 March 2007
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