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Millimeter wave radar systems help researchers track bees and wasps
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Millimeter wave radar systems help researchers track bees and wasps
Intelligence and the Senses
Matthew Griffin By Matthew Griffin
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5th May 2026
Millimeter wave radar systems help researchers track bees and wasps

European researchers have combined millimeter-wave radar with machine learning to identify bees and wasps by their wingbeats, pointing to a non-destructive new way to monitor the pollinators that underpin global food supplies.

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Automated cyborg Cockroach factory can churn out a bug a minute
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Automated cyborg Cockroach factory can churn out a bug a minute
Robo Revolution
Matthew Griffin By Matthew Griffin
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17th January 2025
Automated cyborg Cockroach factory can churn out a bug a minute

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While the use cases for cyborg bugs are small this new factory brings all kinds…

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AI researchers clone dragonfly brains to create better missile defences
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AI researchers clone dragonfly brains to create better missile defences
Intelligence and the Senses
Matthew Griffin By Matthew Griffin
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17th September 2019
AI researchers clone dragonfly brains to create better missile defences

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Nature manages to pack intelligence into lean, small packages – or brains –  and researchers…

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Mine hunting bees tracked with Lidar help farmers boost crop yields
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Mine hunting bees tracked with Lidar help farmers boost crop yields
Earth and Energy
Matthew Griffin By Matthew Griffin
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19th September 2018
Mine hunting bees tracked with Lidar help farmers boost crop yields

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bees help pollinate nearly 75 percent of our crops, this new system can track their…

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