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Designing better solar cells might seem a question of electronics or chemistry, but for one University of Florida engineer, it starts with bugs.
In Japan there is a real problem with bugs, and not the ones originating from sloppy coding, but the good old fashioned analogue bugs, in this case the kumazemi, also known as Cicadas. Nature reports that the problem is especially severe this year because in 2007 the is a peak in the natural 4-year cycle of Cicada population.
How do those little bugs make such a tremendous noise? This story answers the question, and includes a sound clip of the Brood X 17-year cicadas that have emerged across a large part of the country.
Teachers at Niles West High School in Skokie, IL eat Cicadas to raise money for charity.
Ah, summer. The gentle breezes, the warm sun, the sound of a billion bugs desperately trying to get it on before dying. . .
Bug cicada recipe
