Tuesday - October 22, 2024
Binghamton University: What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
May 16, 2024
BINGHAMTON, New York, May 16 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:

By Chris Kocher

When flooding hits a region where fire ants live, their survival response is to latch together to form a buoyant "raft" that floats and keeps the colony united. Think of it like a condensed, adaptive material where the building blocks -- individual ants -- are actually alive.

Binghamton University Assistant Professor Rob Wagner led research as . . .

Targeted News Service Document Request Form

This document is available to you by e-mail if you complete the form below with relevant information. There may be a fee for this article or ongoing service of similar materials. We will be in touch shortly.

Name:
What's your
Affiliation
Government Newspaper / Media Business
Public Policy Individual / Student Educators
Email:
Phone:
Organization, if any:
State/Country you are in:
Additonal questions
or comments:

Click here for more information about our products

Click here for more information about our products