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How studying insects may lead to smarter drones

Clip: 07/17/2015 | 7m 45s

When you watch an insect fly in slow motion, you get a whole new perspective on the complexity of movement and engineering. A new collaborative research project, funded by the U.S. Air Force, is devoted to studying how insects and animals fly so that humans can build smarter, more efficient aircraft. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Aired: 07/17/15

Rating: NR

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