Did Impacts From Meteors Help Start Life on Earth? | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Kitta MacPherson Newswise — Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth, creating hot, chemical-rich environments where the first living cells could take shape, according to research integrated by a recent Rutgers University graduate. “No one knows, from a scientific perspective, how life could have been formed from an early Earth that […]
Teaching Robots to Fly Like Birds | Newswise
[ad_1] BYLINE: Kitta MacPherson Newswise — A bird banking in a crosswind doesn’t rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment. Engineers at Rutgers University have taken a major step toward building bird-like drones that move the same way, flapping their wings like real birds, using electricity-driven materials instead […]