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Cyborg Cockroaches Can Now Be Controlled With UV Goggles

Lights shone into a cockroach's individual eyes can steer it left or right thanks to an innate tendency to avoid UV lightChowdhury Mohammad Masum RefatThis probably wasn’t on your radar for the week. Researchers at Osaka University have developed a method to guide cyborg insects using tiny helmets—without the need for invasive surgeries or...

Innovative tech harnesses cyborg mollusks to detect water pollution.

Each "sentinel mollusk" used in a molluSCAN-eye setup provides water quality readings 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearmolluSCANScientists have developed a commercial water-quality monitoring system, molluSCAN-eye, which uses live, electronically enhanced mollusks to detect pollution. Filter-feeding mollusks like oysters and mussels naturally respond to pollutants by altering how they open their shells,...