Scientists partner with industry leader on state-of-the-art technology set to tackle global crisis: 'A major step forward'

Scientists partner with industry leader on state-of-the-art technology set to tackle global crisis: 'A major step forward'

A recycling company in the United Kingdom is collaborating with a team of scientists to enhance its plastic-sorting capabilities. As reported by Recycling Today, Vanden Recycling partnered with the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics to explore terahertz imaging and its potential applications in enhancing the accuracy of plastic sorting. The technology is not only…

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Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crabs

Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crabs

Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version during mating season. In a paper published in the journalProceedings of the Royal Society B, animal behavior researchers from the UK’s University of Exeter detailed the embarrassing end to their experiment with “Wavy Dave,” a 3D-printed, Bluetooth-controlled crab-bot…

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