Cary-based company trains sensor bugs to sniff out hazards.
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Hundreds of Tiny Roommates
Study Surveys the Insects in Raleigh-Area Homes
May 11, 2016
Sorry, North Carolina, you are not alone in your homes.
That, perhaps, should not come as a surprise. Hardly a week goes by where we don’t find a bug or spider hiding in a dark corner of our kitchen or bedroom, but many people probably don’t wonder how many others there might be—while many others don’t want to know.
Cycling Cicadas
For all of the high-tech science that cicadas are providing the researchers at North Carolina Central University’s Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), it seems only fitting to talk a little more about the mysterious insects. That’s because there might not be another insect that provokes more emotional reaction than the periodical cicada; a creature that you will only find between the eastern half of the Great Plains and the Atlantic Coast.
That’s right.
Periodical cicadas are not found anywhere else on Earth.
Cicada Secrets
Researchers work to unlock the secrets of summer’s favorite insect — the cicada. Cicada wings kill microbes on contact, and the design could hold engineering secrets for nanotechnology scientists.
Helping the Honey Bee
I just don't think the human race gives insects enough credit for all they do for us.
Think about it. Insects must deal with the pressure of simply surviving in a world that is constantly evolving. That includes not being eaten by a bird that is flying by or getting snared in a spider’s web.