A discovery that bees have individual flying direction preferences could lead to strategies for steering drone aircraft fleets.
3 November 2017
Research into how birds and bees use vision in flight is guiding the design of future autopilots and unmanned aerial vehicles.
10 June 2015
Art and science have combined to create the latest addition to Australia’s National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
12 March 2015
An all-girl team of high school students competing in the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge has consulted with University of Queensland neuroscientists ahead of the national final at the Australian Grand Prix next week.
6 March 2015
A University of Queensland researcher’s respected career designing unmanned aerial vehicles based on biologically inspired systems has seen him elected onto the Australian Academy of Science Council.
17 November 2014Two University of Queensland professors have been named inaugural Science and Innovation Champions by the Queensland Government.
29 May 2014
University of Queensland researchers believe they have discovered how flocks of birds navigate difficult environments, with individuals inclined to favour the left or right side.
7 March 2014Scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered how the honeybee can land anywhere with utmost precision and grace – and the knowledge may soon help build incredible robot aircraft.
29 October 2013
University of Queensland (UQ) scientists are harnessing honeybee flight secrets to develop insect-sized robot aircraft.
11 September 2013The beauty and majesty of birds in flight has long captured the attention of artists and photographers.
28 October 2011
Australian scientists have developed a novel autopilot that guides aircraft through complex aerobatic manoeuvres by watching the horizon like a honey bee.
1 December 2010
Do you navigate well or lose your way easily and never understand why?
14 November 2010Honey bees undergo a sudden transition from speeding aircraft to hovering helicopter as they perform the delicate art of landing on a flower.
20 December 2009In a major advance in understanding how our eyesight works, Australian scientists have shown that birds' amazing flight and landing precision relies on their ability to detect edges.
6 October 2009
