Backpack-Wearing Cockroaches to Detect Radiation


Backpack-Wearing Cockroaches to Detect Radiation -- Austin Wright  -- National Defense  -- March 1, 2010
Animal Machine Interface

Researchers at Texas A&M University’s Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute have attached radiation sensors to the backs of cockroaches. They hope public-safety officials will one day send the souped-up insects into situations that are too risky for humans.

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