Energy harvesting takes wing in merger of engineering and biology
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 14:31
in Biology & Nature
A bird flapping its wings or a fish’s deep dive may be pictures of nature in action, but in their elegant simplicity scientists see the complex challenges of merging technology with a biological system. The motion of animals could power small devices that allow biologists to collect information about behavior that eludes them under the limitations of current technology.