Important Innovations Collection

 New Science From Sweden                          Source:  Stock Image of a Monarch Butterfly Aerodynamics of Butterflies - Wing Claps This is fascinating new science about butterflies and their aerodynamic capabilities.  Swedish scientists have determined that butterflies have the ability to create jet propulsion with their fragile, but powerful, wings.  The beautiful and delicate creatures of summer clap their wings and hit the air with such force, that it thrusts the air forward, creating jet propulsion.  The scientists at Lund University in Sweden have discovered and analyzed the unique clap function of butterfly wings as being capable of generating jets of air propulsion. Very Advanced Aerodynamics From Butterflies Globally, scientists and engineers have learned a great deal from nature to create new forms of technology. The potential impact of these new findings on the aerodynamics ...

Significant Population Decline from High Intensity Agriculture with Pesticides Source:  TUM Harmony Blue Butterfly Butterfly Populations Down by Two-Thirds This is important new research from the Technical University of Munich on how industrial agriculture and the use of pesticides are decimating butterfly populations.  The research is focused on Germany but it is a wake-up call globally.  In Germany, meadows adjacent to high intensity farming areas are now home to less than half of the butterfly species than areas in nature preserves.  The number of individual butterflies is down by a third.  It's the pesticides that are destroying species of butterflies and the negative impact of industrialized farming. Why is that important?  Butterflies are pollinators and critical to global food supplies. Need for New Green Solutions The research is based in Germany, its farms and environment, which is home to 189 butterfly species.  Of that number, a...