Pradeep Sharma, University of Houston (IMAGE)

University of Houston

Pradeep Sharma, University of Houston

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Research led by Pradeep Sharma, chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, offers an explanation for how some species of snake convert the heat from organisms that are warmer than their ambient surroundings into electrical signals, allowing them to "see" in the dark.

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