Category: Drag
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 Innovative Structural and Physical Properties of Radiolaria
Protist, silica skeletons, buoyancy and specific gravity control, photosymbiosis, optical properties, photonics
Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung
An Investigation of the Physical Properties of Gonium
Flagellar motion, phototaxis, colonies, eyespot optics, helical propulsion, protist
Andrew D’Argenio, Breanna D’Ettorre, Lucas Elliott, Joseph Gad
The Physics of Foraminifera
Environmental pressure, reproductive strategy, vertical migration, strength rigidity and elasticity, pseudopodia, tests or shell geometry, openings
Carolyn Denton, Emma Bussiéres, Rachel Jiang, Reno Thompson
Shaping Success: A Mathematical Exploration of Cyanobacteria across Scales
Allometric power functions, bacterial growth, geometrical models, persistence length, semi-flexible, colony, polyhedral
Max Bai, Sierra Bushey, Maria Delgopiatof, Valerie Syme
Copepods Through the Lens of Physics
Mechanoreception, low reynolds, clap and fling or Weis-Fog, fluid mechanics, Wagner effect, coloration
Johanna Turton, Melodi Rousset, Philippe Mercier, Tanjin Sultana
Discussion of Nature’s Design Solutions in Tintinnids: Masters of Microzooplankton Survival
Tintinnids, plankton, geometry, buoyancy, swimming, aquatic ecosystems
Alexa Bailey, Lou Cubberly, Margaux-Blondin Routhier, Niall Slack-Watkins
Spines: The Multitudes and Multi-functionalities of their Mechanisms
Spines, quills, structural design, defense mechanisms, material properties, biomimicry
Coty Ma, Alexandra Schuck, Éloïse Soderböm, Dan Voicu
Biomechanics of Marine Suction Cups and Applications to Artificial Suction Technology
Suction cups, anatomy, papillae, biomimicry, pressure differentiation
Juan Manuel Rocha Angel, Mika Chang, Emily Martin, and Tokiniaina Raharison Ralambomihanta