Engineers may learn from bees for optimal honeycomb designs
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Honeybees are skilled architects who plan ahead and solve design challenges when constructing honeycombs, offering strategies that engineers may learn from when they use honeycomb structures in industry.
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The hexagonal shape of the honeycomb cells depends on the
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What Is It About Bees And Hexagons? : Krulwich Wonders : NPR
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The Birds and the Bees
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Pollinators are attracted to humidity, not just scent
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Engineers may learn from bees for optimal honeycomb designs
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Computer science PhD student leads research into secrets of
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Meant to bee: The overwintering strategies of bees and how we can
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Why Are Honeycomb Cells Hexagonal?
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View Of Honeycomb Of The Honey Bee by Simon Fraser/science Photo
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The Honeycomb Structure
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View Of Honeycomb Of The Honey Bee by Simon Fraser/science Photo
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