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.

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