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Biophysics

Sounding out swarms

Courtesy: Peter Chadwick/Science Photo Library
01 Feb 2018
Taken from the February 2018 issue of Physics World

Swarms of midges might be an annoyance if you’re out walking in the woods, but for physicists they offer unique insights into collective behaviour, as Jennifer Ouellette finds out

Nicholas Ouellette likes midges. Yes, these tiny flies are infuriating and can bite, but Ouellette,

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Jennifer Ouellette is a science writer and the author of four popular-science books. She lives in Los Angeles, California, e-mail jenluc@gmail.com, and is no relation to the Nicholas Ouellette whose work is discussed here
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