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		<title>Wasp hounds &#8220;sniff&#8221; explosives and illegal drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dag G.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug smugglers and terrorists may soon meet their match: a handheld chemical detector powered by trained wasps or bees. Nicknamed “The Wasp Hound” the prototype tool houses five parasitic wasps that react to the smell of explosives, illegal drugs, and plant diseases. In theory, the insects&#8217; movements set off an alarm to alert authorities. Although [...]

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		<title>&#8220;Borg&#8221; insects &#8211; mini spies of the future?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Aid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insects&#8217; agility in flight is unmatched. It’s been an inspiration to many inventors as in inventing helicopters or other flying machines. Instead creating robots which resemble insects, a few groups of engineers decided to develop technology which controls insects. An unquestioned fact is that nature developed the insects far better than humans are trying to [...]

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