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Engineers Help Discover the Surprising Trick Jellyfish Use to Swim

Engineers Help Discover the Surprising Trick Jellyfish Use to Swim | Biomimicry | Scoop.it

"Millions of years ago, even before the continents had settled into place, jellyfish were already swimming the oceans with the same pulsing motions we observe today. Now through clever experiments and insightful math, an interdisciplinary research team has revealed a startling truth about how jellyfish and lampreys, another ancient species that undulate like eels, move through the water with unmatched efficiency."

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Robotic Sensor Inspired by Animal Whiskers Developed to Measure Fluid Flow

Robotic Sensor Inspired by Animal Whiskers Developed to Measure Fluid Flow | Biomimicry | Scoop.it

"Many mammals, including seals and rats, rely on their whiskers to sense their way through dark environments. Inspired by these animals, scientists working at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Illinois' Advanced Digital Sciences Centre in Singapore have developed a robotic 'whisker' tactile sensor array designed to produce tomographic images by measuring fluid flow."

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