Scientists have been busy getting some flying lessons - from bees.
They're looking at what makes the tiny creatures - and other insects - fly so well as part of a plan to build a very small aircraft.
They've found that the wings of small insects are very flexible, which allows them to lift off the ground and move forward quickly.
The aircraft could be used to get things into dangerous places, as well as secret stuff like spying missions.
One of the scientists said: "This is a very important step forward in understanding how we can create tiny aircraft that could be so useful for us.
"Our work will make the goal of tiny aircraft, perhaps eventually only the size of bees, a step closer."
Some small aircraft measuring only a few centimetres in size have already been built in America, but so far they've only be able to stay up for a few minutes.
5 comments:
Hello, Mrs. Nikui
Bees are God' creatures .God has creation them and all the beings until we exploit from them .in my opinion many people think insects aren't being useful for us. I wish they trace their error and understand, mankind can learn many things from insects.
A lot of the human's creatures are based on God's creatures. for example helicopter is influenced by grasshopper . engineers use design of beehive design for building. Because every thing in the nature is created for human's needs.
Hi my the best teacher
We can makes any things because we are the best mojudat. So we must make all of the things. But peoples in Iran must makes this things it is better than give some money to another country and buy it.
very good and interesting .always making new thing in small size is beautiful and great maybe one day we can make some thing new like that
Dear my teacher.
I think if the scientists make a tiny aircraft, they should make a thing that can make the size of people less. So these discoveries are very interesting together.
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