Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mealworms in a breeding box from the start-up company Alpha Protein. Starting Monday, UV-treated insect powder, specifically ...

The aforementioned helmets feature small ultraviolet (UV) lights made for cockroaches. Powered by a backpack with wireless sensors that detect when the cockroach stops moving, the helmets' UV lights ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- When some insects zero in on a flower for nectar, their ultraviolet vision is guided by a bull's-eye "painted" on the plant by chemical compounds. Now, chemical ecologists at Cornell ...

Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive control can coordinate biological movement with electronic sensing.