Honey Bee Science

Honey bees have evolved amazingly sophisticated sensory and communication systems. Here we examine some of the science behind honey bee sensing and communication as well as some of the science used by humans in their interaction with and and exploitation of these fascinating animals.

Bee Physical Communications.

Vision

Chemical Communications

Live Hive Data

Eusociety

The Science of Honey Processing: Moisture Content:

The Science of Honey Processing: Extraction

Stopwatch rounding errors, flower-like bursting bubbles, student pens children’s book July 23, 2021
Excerpts from the red folder The post Stopwatch rounding errors, flower-like bursting bubbles, student pens children’s book appeared first on Physics World.
An interactive play where quantum physics and psychology collide July 23, 2021
Laura Hiscott reviews the play The Mirror Trap and speaks to its writer and star, Simon Watt The post An interactive play where quantum physics and psychology collide appeared first on Physics World.
Clinical management of DWI bias: a practical workflow for empirical ADC validation and correction on 3T MRI July 23, 2021
Join the audience for a live webinar on 11 August 2021 sponsored by Modus QA The post Clinical management of DWI bias: a practical workflow for empirical ADC validation and correction on 3T MRI appeared first on Physics World.
Fizzy water droplets levitate at room temperature July 23, 2021
New, frostier version of the Leidenfrost effect could have industrial applications The post Fizzy water droplets levitate at room temperature appeared first on Physics World.
Transfer-learning models detect COVID-19 from lung CT images July 23, 2021
A new deep-learning framework achieves up to 97% accuracy in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection from patient lung scans The post Transfer-learning models detect COVID-19 from lung CT images appeared first on Physics World.
NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior July 22, 2021
Insight mission reveals tantalizing details about how Mars may have formed across billions of years The post NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior appeared first on Physics World.
The physics of Olympic sports, searching for continuous gravitational waves July 22, 2021
In this podcast we try out an Olympics-inspired quiz and talk to three astrophysicists who are searching for continuous gravitational waves The post The physics of Olympic sports, searching for continuous gravitational waves appeared first on Physics World.
Highly programmable quantum simulator operates with up to 256 qubits July 22, 2021
The system is a key step forward in the race to design larger, more reliable quantum computers The post Highly programmable quantum simulator operates with up to 256 qubits appeared first on Physics World.
Soft electronics self-heal July 21, 2021
Liquid metal composites do not break even when punctured and can be repeatedly stretched without losing their electrical conductivity The post Soft electronics self-heal appeared first on Physics World.
Majorana modes continue to elude July 21, 2021
"Zero mode" feature predicted in a semiconductor-superconductor nanowire comes from an entirely different effect, say researchers The post Majorana modes continue to elude appeared first on Physics World.

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