Samsung smartphones are being reused as surveillance cameras in a pilot project based on a South African wildlife reserve, with members of the public encouraged to help conservation efforts by acting as “virtual rangers”. As part of a pilot project (‘Wildlife Watch’) to protect endangered species from poachers, several recycled Samsung Galaxy S20 FE phones have … Read more
How can insect farming contribute to food security? One British firm believes it has the answer. With the global population set to top nine billion by 2050, it’s estimated that food production needs to increase by around 70 per cent to meet demand, and do so sustainably. Some 820 million people go hungry globally, yet a … Read more
Researchers from University College London’s Sainsbury Wellcome Centre have devised a brain-machine interface (BMI) which allows mice to learn to move a cursor to a target using only their brain activity The study sheds light on how the brain represents causally-controlled objects. When a mouse was controlling the cursor, brain activity in the higher visual … Read more
A UK study has revealed how micro-structured finlets on owl feathers enable silent flight – a discovery that could pave the way for reducing the noise of future aircraft. The study was conducted by researchers at City, University of London, led by Professor Christoph Bruecker, and was published in the Institute of Physics journal, Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. … Read more