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September 23, 2021 04:01 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/09/23/flying-microchip-with-wings-to-monitor-air-pollution-and-airborne-diseases.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_ca
Flying microchip with wings to monitor air pollution and airborne diseases
Similar in size to a grain of sand, this flying microchip could someday monitor air pollution, track the spread of airborne diseases, and, of course, conduct surveillance. While its inventors at Northwestern University call it the "smallest-ever human-made flying structure," it's actually inspired by propeller seeds that fall from trees, catching the wind as they spiral to the ground. — Read the rest
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