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The secret behind insects' lightning-fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy-efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains ...

Researchers have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing molecule of the retina, 11-cis-retinal, also ...

An organic synapse array enables night vision and pattern recognition in insect robots by detecting near-infrared light and triggering real-time motor responses. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Insect-scale ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. In this episode of Big Ideas, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the structure of ommatidia to motion ...

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 22, 2024 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the ...

Figure 1. (A) Vision in a fast-eyed insect. Reflected light from swiftly moving objects sequentially stimulates the photoreceptors along the individual optical channels called ommatidia, of which the ...

Ever wondered why it’s so hard to swat a fly? The little buggers seem to have a sixth sense, taking off just when you think you’re about to nail them, then quickly darting here and there faster than ...

Insect eyes are generally sensitive to ultraviolet, blue and green light. With the exception of some butterflies, they cannot see the color red. Nevertheless, bees and other insects are also attracted ...

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Enzymatic activity of TnNinaB toward carotenoid and xanthophyll substrates. a, NinaB isomerooxygenases found in insects (represented by the moth silhouette) cleave β-carotene (1) to generate all-trans ...