Category: Micro-CT

A Chemical Composition to Make Them Cower: A Dive Into the Structure and Protective Adaptations of Sea Sponges 

Silica biomineralization, Secondary metabolites, Plasticity, Sponge skeleton

Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev

The Mechanics of Worker Ants 

Ants, Biomechanics, Aggregation

Jung Hao Cau, Luciana Chambilla Pastor, Fatima Janneh, Ya Lin

Art in Symmetry: Mathematical Models that Dictate Radiolarian Structures

Voronoi tessellations, protist, biomineralization, symmetry, Geodesic sphere, tomography, symmetry

Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung

The Complexity of Spines and their Mathematical Connections

Spines, structural modelling, Laplace pressure, defense, Voronoi patterns

Coty Ma, Alexandra Schuck, Éloïse Soderböm, Dan Voicu