Parasites are little-understood, and they are everywhere. WARNING: Ick factor photo
By Rachel Nuwer from slate.com: This digitally colorized micrograph shows the underside of a bedbug, Cimex lectularius. From this view you can see the insect’s skin-piercing mouthparts it uses to obtain its blood meal, as well as a number of its six-jointed legs. Photo by Media for Medical/Haney Carr J./UIG via Getty Images Parasites are […]
Dash, the world’s first foldable, programmable, origami robot that you can build yourself
From the Dash Robotics website: Dash is the world’s first foldable, programmable, origami robot that you can build yourself! Inspired by nature, Dash runs like the world’s fastest animals. Dash fits in the palm of your hand and is so lightweight that you can run him off of tables or even buildings and he just […]