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Soft Robotic Snake with Tunable Undulatory Gait for Efficient Underwater Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study designs an underwater soft snake robot using 3D‐printed soft actuators, controlled by specific signals to generate sinusoidal undulation. Results show a positive correlation between speed and swing amplitude, with optimal performance at 2/3π phase offset, PLA tail, 1.2 voltage growth rate, and 6s undulation period achieving a maximum speed ...
Huichen Ma, Junjie Zhou, Raye Yeow
wiley   +1 more source

Sponge fauna associated with mesophotic invertebrate bioconstructions along the Apulian coasts (southern Italy, central Mediterranean)

The European Zoological Journal
This study characterizes the sponge fauna associated with mesophotic invertebrate bioconstructions along the Apulian coasts (southern Italy), providing new insights into their taxonomic composition and distribution.
G. Giménez, G. Corriero, A. Schiavo, R. Trani, C. Longo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics and formation mechanism of Changxing Formation-Feixianguan Formation reef-shoal reservoirs in Yuanba Gasfield

Petroleum Research, 2016
: Taking advantage of the successful experience in exploring and discovering the Puguang Gasfield, and targeting the Changxing Formation-Feixianguan Formation organic reef and shoal lithological trap, SINOPEC drilled Well Yuanba 1 in the Bazhong area in ...
Yongsheng Ma, Xunyu Cai, Peirong Zhao
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesophotic animal forests of the Aegean Sea support fish diversity hotspots under high fishing pressure

Ecosphere
Marine animal forests (MAFs) are dense aggregations of habitat‐forming species that constitute essential habitats for diverse taxa including fish. However, the study of MAFs and their associated fauna remains largely skewed to their shallowest occurrence,
J. Jacquemont, M. Kovačić, J. Claudet, E. Périé‐Bardout, G. Bardout, G. Ochoa, L. Bramanti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting Golgi–STING Signaling to Reprogram Innate and Adaptive Immunity for the Treatment of Implant‐Associated Infections

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents an ultrasound‐responsive nanoplatform, CS‐BT@MZ@NEs, with a BaTiO3/Mn‐Zif‐8 core and a chondroitin sulfate coating for Golgi targeting. By leveraging neutrophil hitchhiking, it enables targeted delivery to infection sites. Under ultrasound stimulation, CS‐BT@MZ@NEs generates ROS and modulates Golgi pH to activate cGAS–STING ...
Shicheng Huo, Naifeng Zhu, Zhuocheng Lyu, Yifei Liu, Zhenjiang Xu, Chun Zhou, Yaochao Zhao, Changgui Shi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe Heat Stress Resulted in High Coral Mortality on Maldivian Reefs following the 2015–2016 El Niño Event

Oceans, 2021
Coral cover worldwide has been declining due to heat stress caused by climate change. Here we report the impacts of the 2015–2016 El Niño mass coral bleaching event on the coral cover of reefs located on central and northern atolls of the Maldives.
Pia Bessell-Browne, Hannah E. Epstein, Nora Hall, Patrick Buerger, Kathryn Berry   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre‐Curved Everting Robots With Embedded Steering Intelligence Fabricated by CO2 Laser Welding

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Design and experimental demonstration of a laser welded growing robot for anatomically guided navigation. The robot follows an aortic arch phantom entering the branchiocephalic branch through steering by design. The figure shows the physical phantom setup, CAD defined weld geometry and full robot eversion.
Brandon Saldarriaga, Panagiotis Kalozoumis, Panagiotis Vartholomeos, Carlo Seneci, Kawal Rhode, Christos Bergeles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diving Behavior of the Reef Manta Ray Links Coral Reefs with Adjacent Deep Pelagic Habitats

PLoS ONE, 2014
Recent successful efforts to increase protection for manta rays has highlighted the lack of basic ecological information, including vertical and horizontal movement patterns, available for these species. We deployed pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags on nine reef manta rays, Manta alfredi, to determine diving behaviors and vertical habitat use.
Braun, Camrin D., Skomal, Gregory B., Thorrold, Simon R., Berumen, Michael L.   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources