Ecologists from the University of Wurzburg have developed improved breeding methods to aid research into risks to bees. They detailed the methods in a study released in Methods in Ecology and ...

Sweet structure For thousands of years, thinkers have marvelled at the feat of engineering that is the honeycomb. Each waxy cell is a perfect hexagon, its six wafer-thin sides providing not only ...

Hexagonal structures are very strong and commonly used in building multiple products in a wide range of industries. For example, hexagonal structures are used to construct airplane wings, boats, cars, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Australian stingless bees are providing unexpected inspiration for engineers and designers, thanks to their uniquely structured honeycombs that defy traditional vertical ...

The perfect hexagonal shape of honeycomb cells — once thought to be an incredible feat of math-savvy insects — has now been explained by simple mechanics. Scientists have marveled at the angular ...

Francisco López Jiménez is taking on an unusual research subject for an assistant professor in aerospace -- honeycombs. A faculty member in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering ...