Jessica Burstein wrote: > > Re. The Glass Bees > > FYI: The New York Times (English Edition--sorry, guys) had an article 1 and > 1/2 weeks ago about mechanical protoypes, albeit after the Jungerian fact, of > mechanical surveillance devices patterned along the aerodynamics of > insects--a brave new world for the designers, given that the truisms of the > physics of flight dynamics do not translate down to the micro level; they > have to approach this differently because wind resistance, or whatever, works > differently when you are a bug: that is, tiny. These mechanical insects walk, > jump, and fly, and presumably sting. The article, in the Science section, ran > along side a lovely image of several of these critters--it would be simple to > track it down (and if you do, I would appreciate the specific cite--I forgot > to clip it). ******************************** Cannot find it on the NYT website, as it does not permit a search through past issues. That means a dreary search at the library. Can you not provide more information--exact date, author's name, etc.?
GK
