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In the middle of the old-growth forests of Congaree National Park in South Carolina, fireflies put on an other-worldly display every May. Thousands of male insects belonging to the species Photuris frontalis flash together at the same time and
New research by engineers at CU 91Ҹ aims to get to the bottom of why, as the saying goes, you get a “skip in your step” when you’re happy.The study highlights the central role that dopamine, a brain chemical associated with reward, seems to play
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announces the 2025 class of Packard Fellows.Nicole Xu, assistant professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Packard Fellowships for
Imagine for a moment that you’re in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs quality control, inspecting the doors for damage and
In a towering aquarium in a darkened laboratory, moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) hover as if floating in space. The glow of neon lights illuminates their translucent, bell-shaped bodies as they expand and contract rhythmically, their graceful
Nearly 80% of all stroke survivors experience walking issues, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal.For some of them, the solution is simple: ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs), otherwise known as ankle braces. These wearable,
One slithers. One crawls. Neither looks like much on their own. But together, they form a super team—one that might just change how we inspect the most complicated machines in the world.Kaushik Jayaram, an assistant professor in the Paul M.
New research uses firefly flashing patterns to identify species and what they’re communicating. Read from CU experts Orit Peleg and Owen Martin on The Conversation.
Kaushik Jayaram envisions a day when swarms of tiny robots, some weighing no more than a paperclip, will crawl through airplanes or into buildings after an earthquake—searching for survivors or repairing components that no human could ever reach.“
Sean Humbert is unlocking the biological secrets of the common housefly to make major advances in robotics and uncrewed aerial...