Cyborg Crickets Could Form Mobile Communications Network, Save Human Lives
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 13:56
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- By taking advantage of the way crickets communicate, researchers are building "cyborg crickets" that could form a mobile communications network for emergency situations, such as detecting chemical attacks on the battlefield, locating disaster victims, monitoring gas leaks, and acting as smoke detectors.