This 'slice' of a much larger weblog currently has posts on:
- research into traffic and the relationship to swarm (ant) intelligence
- research on echolocation and 'seeing' with sound
- robotics, with a discussion of RunBot that uses few sensors, simple control programs that learn and the inertia of the mechanical parts
- Chagas' disease, various methods of fighting the T. cruzi parasite and some of the implications of research into genetically modified bacteria
- retinal transplants and the role of the Photosynthesis I reaction center in spinach leaves
- the runner Pistorius, his Cheetahs and other prosthetic limbs
- photonic crystals, opals and nacre
- fermentation, conversion of biomass to energy and the Eastgate Building
- more on photonic crystals and butterfly wings
- snails, robots based on snails and jellyfish, and microfluidic "bubble logic"
Each post is a detailed exploration of the subject and includes numerous links. Kudos to the contributors!