I’m far less interested in any of this after the realization that the ONLY reason any of this happens is to find a way to monetize it for further enrichment of the already filthy rich.
Scientists create 3D images of ant morphology with particle accelerator that captured high-resolution images of internal anatomy in seconds; the library, spanning 792 species, may inform robot design
Submitted 2 days ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://spectrum.ieee.org/3d-scanning-particle-accelerator-antscan
obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 22 hours ago
This is really interesting. I actually think that’s better than theory. We live in a data-centered world now, right? That means hard experimental knowledge has high value. So, in theory we keep speculating what the math means, or you can tell a computer to try to figure it out. But in experimental you get hard facts.
This is a scientific exercise of hard experimental work. I think it’s valuable. We’ll get to understand insects and their morphology better. At least it’s money spent not on health issues only. It broadens science; we get to actually understand the world and not focus on insects for safety/health issues like “Why is a mosquito a vector for Dengue?” or “How can we eliminate invasive insect species from crop fields?”. This is science beyond the obvious.