Sentences with phrase «electric eels for»

Humboldt had hired a group of local fishermen to collect electric eels for his research on the animals.

Not exact matches

TAKING ONE FOR SCIENCE This electric eel may be relatively small, but the pain from its shock is comparable to that from an electric fence, a researcher has learned.

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Catania can not say, however, whether a leap attack from an electric eel is equally as shocking for all potential predators.

In «Electric eels provide a zap of inspiration for a new kind of power source» (SN: 1/20/18, p. 13), voltage was incorrectly described as a measure of energy.

In an effort to create a power source for future implantable technologies, a team led by Michael Mayer from the University of Fribourg, along with researchers from the University of Michigan and UC San Diego, developed an electric eel - inspired device that produced 110 volts from gels filled with water, called hydrogels.

Worms were then put into the tank for the eels to feed on, and the electric zaps sent out to catch the worms also reached the fish.

Things become even worse for OsCorp when Max Dillon, an electrical engineer, falls into a vat of electric eels.

A giant electric eel boots the possibilities for spectacle during the story's underwater climax.

This is a great spot for a night dive as the shallow area is frequented by electric blue - spotted stingrays mingling with moray eels, and bamboo and cat sharks.