Rakotz bridge

Rakotz bridge in kromlau germany
(photo from bbc website)

Grasshopper mice

Grasshopper mice, which lives in the sonoran dessert may feel little or no pain from scorpion venom

But why is it immune to the toxicity of the venom too?

http://www.nature.com/news/rodent-immune-to-scorpion-venom-1.14014

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-grasshopper-mice-immunity-scorpion-venom-01495.html

robotics

Vijay Kumar
University of Pennsulvannia
GRASP General robotics automation, sensing and perception lab
~ swarm robots that fly and cooperate
http://www.ted.com/speakers/vijay_kumar

Katherine kuchenbecker
Haptography
Recording the sense of touch

Orangutan conservation

Lone nielson