Category: Nanostructures and Nanomaterials
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
Mathematical Models of Diatoms: Understanding Their Complex Shape, Reproduction and Chain Formation
Diatoms, geometry, Gielis formula, structural functionality, fractals
Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay
Frustules: Design solutions in Diatoms
Diatoms, frustules, elasticity, light properties, buoyancy
Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay
A Taste of Trunks: Self-Cleaning Properties and Gustatory Responses of the Proboscis
Trunk, proboscis, hydrophobic properties, gustatory response, chemosensing, sensory organs
Han Ru Liu, Letizia Marello, Liam Sterne, Kori Zhang
The Hydrodynamic Advantages of Shark Scales
Scales, sharks, hydrodynamics, drag, 3D modelling, fluid dynamics
Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne-Frederic Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao
Numerical Modeling of Butterfly Scale Structure and a Few of its Physical Properties
Numerical Modeling, Structural Coloration, Reflectance, Fourier Transform, Butterfly, Hydrophobic, Thin Film Optics
Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao