PhD Work Featured on NPR

Unfortunately, I don’t get to play to on as many fun electronic projects as I used to, now that my PhD is really ramping up.  The good news is I have plenty of work related projects to keep me busy and luckily they are all panning out well.  With that said, here’s a quick feature on some of what I have been doing as reported today on “All Things Considered” on NPR – http://www.npr.org/2011/08/16/139651358/air-force-eyes-artificial-birds-bugs-that-can-spy

 

A carbon fiber tobacco hawkmoth wing created by Maj. Ryan O'Hara flaps 30 times per second and was photographed using a strobe

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