News of the Experimental Zoology Group
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Conference: Biomechanics in Nature (10-11 May, 2023)
- We are delighted to be hosting a Biomechanics in Nature conference on the occasion of the retirement of Johan van Leeuwen as professor of Experimental... -
Florian Muijres appointed as professor of Experimental Zoology
- Wageningen University & Research’s Executive Board has appointed Dr ir Florian Muijres as professor of Experimental Zoology (EZO). Muijres... -
Announcement: Symposium on Soft Robotics
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Yes, indeed, it is hard to swat a mosquito
- Everyone who ever went out of bed at night to swat mosquitoes knows: this is a difficult task. Scientists of Wageningen University & Research used... -
NWO funding for research on an alternative method to catch sole and plaice
- Scientists are going to better study the swimming and escaping behaviour of plaice and sole. With this knowledge, Wageningen University & Research... -
Florian Muijres receives grant for in-swarm mating of malaria mosquitoes
- Florian Muijres has been awarded a prestigious grant to study what the mating dance of malaria mosquitoes in a swarm looks like. In this research,... -
EZO research widely reported in NRC newspaper
- Last Saturday (March 6th, 2021) part of our biomimetics research was broadly mentioned in a scientific article in the NRC newspaper. -
The soft grip of animals inspires scientists to improve robots
- Next generation robotic grippers should be soft and inspired by the hybrid nature of the versatile hands, tails, and arms of animals. Wageningen... -
New trap eliminates more malaria mosquitoes
- A new trap that emits heat and humidity catches over four times more malaria mosquitoes than previous traps. This is the result of research conducted... -
Biofluidmechanics of flying insects and bio-inspired drones
- ONLINE SEMINAR AND PUBLIC PhD THESIS DEFENCE MONDAY, 05.10.2020