Posts Tagged ‘locomotion’

With obstacles, worms wiggle faster

NYU (US) — Obstacles in an organism’s path can help it to move faster, not slower, according to a series of experiments and computer simulations. Continue…

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:24 - 0 Comments

Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2010 14:30 - 0 Comments

Fish offer lesson in movement

TULANE (US) — A computational model of a swimming fish offers important insight into the interaction of internal and external forces on locomotion. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 16, 2010 10:39 - 3 Comments

Why animal evolution mirrors wheel design

DUKE (US)—While the evolution from the Neolithic solid stone wheel with a single hole for an axle to the sleek wheels of today’s racing bikes can be seen as the result of human ingenuity, engineer Adrian Bejan says it also represents how animals, including humans, have come to move more efficiently and quicker over millions of years on Earth. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 13, 2009 18:15 - 1 Comment

New twist in dinosaur debate

WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—Recent evidence suggests many dinosaurs may have been “warm-blooded” like present-day mammals and birds rather than cold-blooded like lizards. If true, their internal furnace would have enabled them to live in colder habitats, such as high mountain ranges and the polar regions, allowing them to cover the entire Mesozoic landscape. (more…)