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3D printed robotic flowers could save bee populations

An Australian artist has come up with a novel idea for saving declining bee populations. The conceptual project, called “Synthetic Polleniser,” relies on 3D printed robotic flowers and artificial poll... read more

Synthetic Pollenizer uses 3D-printed robotic flowers to help save bees

The artist’s Synthetic Pollenizer project combines artificial pollination with 3D printing to provide a safe space ... is a conceptual project that uses a system of robotic flowers safe for bees to po... read more

3D Printed Robotic Flowers Draw Bees for Safe Pollination

The degree to which bees are important to our ecosystem is staggering though; and in fact, the peril to their populations around the world ... and each of the 3D printed flowers within his innovative ... read more

Best books for curious kids

Mantis grows from nymph to adult, she eats aphids, catches grasshoppers and bees with her speedy arms and sharp teeth ... nicknamed “Beauty,” is rescued and eventually outfitted with a 3D-printed pros... read more

The Future Is Disgusting

This planet doesn’t have much room for racists anymore — except, of course, among the countless dropouts living in their atavistic villages, invisible to the economy, their 3D printed homes ... no way ... read more

Bee buzzes could help determine how to save their decreasing population

... bee populations threaten the pollination of flowers in more than 85 percent of flowering plants and 75 percent of agricultural crops worldwide. Widespread and effective monitoring of bee populatio... read more

MIT Media Lab designs synthetic indoor apiaries to keep honeybees safe year-round

By design, the Synthetic Apiary concept protects the bees from the biggest threats to their survival, including errant pesticides, drastic climate changes, drought, and even flowers losing ... of eye- ... read more

Starfish-Killing Robot May Save the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists have designed a robot that kills with the mechanical efficiency you’d expect from a soulless hunk of metal, but there’s no reason to be concerned. The COTSbot will soon be set loose to wrea... read more

Results of 3D-Printed Cylinder Head Testing Fail to Surprise

The cylinder head on your mower just blew, and you’re out of commission. Or are you? You’ve got a 3D printer – couldn’t it save the day? If this bench test of plastic cylinder heads is any indication, ... read more

The 10 best 3D printed porgs inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Some of the movie’s more lighthearted moments involve porgs, prompting the inevitable deluge of 3D printed porgs. Here are 10 of the best. One of the most versatile 3D printed porgs available, these s... read more

Keeping honeybees doesn't save bees – or the environment

It's no secret that bee populations are in ... Those with deep flowers depend on bees with tongues long enough to reach the nectar, for example. So losing the variety of the country's wild bee communi... read more

18-Year Study Links Neonicotinoids to Bee Colony Decline

A type of insecticide used on oilseed rape plants in the U.K. is likely to blame for worrying declines in bee populations across the pond ... The pending Brexit could affect the status of that ban, ho... read more