How Tendons Become Stiffer and Stronger – Newly Discovered Cellular Mechanisms
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular mechanisms through which tendons can adapt to mechanical stresses. People who carry a…
Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular mechanisms through which tendons can adapt to mechanical stresses. People who carry a…
First-of-its-kind mechanical model simulates bending of mammalian whiskers. Researchers have developed a new mechanical model that simulates how whiskers bend within a follicle in response…
Curbing coronavirus spread in enclosed spaces means better masks, adequate ventilation. With research increasingly showing the COVID-19 virus is transmissible via smaller droplets suspended in…
Adult mantis shrimp pack an explosive punch that can split water, but no crustacean emerges fully formed. Minute larvae can undergo six or seven transformations…
New research addresses longstanding mystery on the anatomy of the Tyrannosaurus rex jaw. Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs chomped through bone by keeping a joint in their…
New model provides clues into how whisker bending translates to sensory touch signals. We know your cat’s whiskers are handsome — but you can’t even…
Pitchers’ fastballs are getting better and better. From 2008 to 2020, the average speeds of all major league baseball pitches combined rose by between 1.5…
Humans and animals have a preferred walking speed. This is, in part, influenced by the amount of energy required: they prefer to walk at the…
A single footprint left by a cat-sized dinosaur around 100 million years ago has been discovered in China by an international team of paleontologists. University…
Little is known about azhdarchid pterosaurs, gigantic flying reptiles with impressive wingspans of up to 12 meters. Cousins of dinosaurs and the largest animals ever…
Small device contains wells to let small bits of tissue grow, develop, and be studied in real time. Scientists from MIT and the Indian Institute…
New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life. Five years ago, scientists created a single-celled synthetic organism that, with only…
Simulating the interactions between atoms and molecules is important for many scientific studies. However, accurate simulations can take a long time, which limits their use….
Simulations show ultrasound waves at medical imaging frequencies can cause the virus’ shell and spikes to collapse and rupture. The coronavirus’ structure is an all-too-familiar…
Using supercomputer numerical modeling of saliva droplets’ diffusion produced by coughs, researchers in Italy explore deactivating COVID-19 virus particles via UV-C light. One of the…
The trap-jaw ants are famous for having one of the natural world’s fastest movements, but how did the latch-spring mechanism that drives their jaws evolve?…
By closely examining the jaw mechanics of juvenile and adult tyrannosaurids, some of the fiercest dinosaurs to inhabit Earth, scientists led by the University of…
Previously thought of as heavy, slow and sluggish, the 260-million-year-old predator, Anteosaurus, was a ferocious hunter-killer. Judging by its massive, bone-crushing teeth, gigantic skull, and…