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Researchers in NUI Galway have shown, for the first time, that smaller species of scorpions, with smaller pincers, have more potent venoms compared to larger species with robust claws.
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Jacob Peters and L. Mahadevan from Harvard University, with Orit Peleg from the University of Colorado sought to detail the precise changes that a swarm of honeybees makes as air temperatures rise and fall. It was known that, when unable to relocate to a place with a more habitable temperature, a […]
This article is about Peptide Mediated interactions. It reviews the biological system as well as new discoveries that have been made. In essence, what I learned throughout this article is that proteins are very important for the cellular machinery and are participating in most functions within the […]
It is generally agreed that sperms ‘swim’ by beating or rotating their soft tails. However, a research team has discovered that ray sperms move by rotating both the tail and the head. The team further investigated the motion pattern and demonstrated it with a robot. Their study has expanded the knowledge […]
In a recent paper, researchers at the American Institute of Physics analyzed the swimming of zebrafish in a tank with particle image velocimetry and high-speed cameras. Their data showed that zebrafish are able to precisely control body fluctuations in order to generate “movable vortex pairs of high- and low-pressure regions” which […]
Soft actuators have the potential of revolutionizing the field of robotics. However, it has been a long-standing challenge to achieve simultaneously: i) miniaturization of soft actuators, ii) high contrast between materials properties at their “on” and “off” states, iii) significant actuation for high-payload mechanical work, and iv) ability to perform diverse […]
A team of researchers at MIT who were inspired by the underbelly of lobsters recently fabricated a new kind of hydrogel-based material that is strong, stretchy, and can withstand a remarkable amount of wear and tear. These researchers took inspiration from lobsters because of the impressive characteristics […]
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The brain functions in a similar way with neuronal connections. our brains are able to utilize the multiplicity of connections…