Energy harvesting takes wing in merger of engineering and biology

Date:

February 13, 2014

Source:

Northern Arizona University

Summary:

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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