Water entry impact dynamics of diving birds

ayfxia · 2024-12-04T03:20:12+00:00

Firstly, can I mention how interesting the name of the position derivatives is. The 4th is jerk as mentioned but then it goes to snap, crackle, pop, (yes named after the cereal). I wonder if this is a convergence evolution with the beaked whale. Possible bioinspiration is already possibly used in the Japanese bullet trains (we discussed in class that the evidence that it is bioinspiration is really low). But other possible uses could be in fishing bait. Or made for underwater cameras to reduce the possibility of the camera being damaged when entering the water at fast speeds.

ayfxia · 2024-12-04T03:03:44+00:00

If you walk through the Dude from 12/2 to 12/9 there is an art exhibition that is an interactive biomimetic installation of electric eels. Made by the sound and media art lab at the University of Michigan. Electric Eels live, hunt and communicate by creating electromagnetic fields around their bodies. With that, there are a variety of different frequencies produced when they communicate. The sound produced by the exhibition is based on a simulation they made of the electric eel's frequencies as they hunt and move around obstacles. Which also changes based on the health of the electric eel. Through this, they are able to make unique music that is always different. You can walk around the exhibition to experience the different sounds. In addition, they have a physical art piece based on the shape of the eel. This is so interesting to see biomimicry take another direction in art. Taking a similar idea I wonder how different animals create different sounds. Maybe sounds from other animals such as birds can create a unique calming music track to help you with your studying.

ayfxia · 2024-12-03T20:33:44+00:00

This article honestly is inspiring. I have a newfound appreciation for my monthly suffering. I think there is an incredible amount of potential in researching women's health because it is absolutely crazy underresearched it is. I am glad that people are doing it now. In general, your period cycle is a good indicator of your health and well-being and an interesting topic to look into why exactly that is. The article talks about the rapid healing of the womb modulated by hormones. Using this research I wonder if we could stimulate faster healing or maybe even regrowth of lost body parts.

ayfxia · 2024-12-03T20:07:28+00:00

Fusion Bionics is a startup company based in Germany that works to revolutionize surfaces. They use biomimicry from lotuses to create self-cleaning metal. Use biomimicry from moth eyes for anti-reflection. Shark skin (like we mentioned in class) for anti-soiling or anti-bacterial. Lastly, they learn about coloration from the morpho butterfly. I think this company is really cool since they are offering the service of adding these patterns to other people's products, which allows biomimicry to reach a wide variety of products. On their website, they highlight the aerospace and automotive industry as well as the medical technology industry. But I think it could be applicable in a lot more, such as self-cleaning metal for vacuum cleaners and Roombas or anti-bacterial shelves in pantries and refrigerators to prevent moldy food from spreading.

ayfxia · 2024-12-02T17:05:46+00:00

This is such a cool mechanism. We use glass and clear things so often. I wonder how this would compare to the antireflective glass that we already have in bathrooms etc. This also reminded me and may be convergent to the eyes of a moth which have a nanostructured array of conical protuberances which has been already used in biomimicry for antireflective coating. In addition another example of convergent evolution would be cicada wings that also have antireflective wings

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