Episode 64: Lair On A Log

Graycen and Alison talk about some science stories of the week, including stories about window-like wood, moth-like glass, composting human remains, and baby beetles.

“Moth-eye” tech

• Article: Science Daily 
• Paper: Yano et al., Micro and Nano Engineering

Finally, the thing we’ve all been waiting for: CLEAR WOOD

• Article: Diane Banegas and Robert Westover, USDA Forest Service, 1 October 2020
• Research paper: Riuyu Mi et al. 12 March 2020

Corpse composting

• Article: Brian Kahn, Gizmodo, 5 November 2020
• Article: Britta Lokting, MIT Technology Review, 21 October 2020
• Article: Thom Dunn, Boing Boing, 5 November 2020
• Recompose Website

Watching the evolution of bee-like behavior

• Article: SciTech Daily
• Paper: Peter H. W. Biedermann, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution