These cities can house millions of ants and plunge 25 feet underground. 🤔 engineering
the George W. Housner professor of civil and mechanical engineering at Caltech, closely observedAsking Joe Parker, the assistant professor of biology and biological engineering at Caltech, to join their team, the scientists cultured ants and put them in little cups filled with soil so that they could then put them in an X-ray imager. The team was able to create 3D scans of the inner tunnels the ants had created in the cups, and create simulations of their progress.
1. They were efficient: They dug their tunnels along the sides of the cups and as straight as possible, minimizing any extra work. As Andrade stated"That makes sense because a straight line is the shortest path between two points. And with them taking advantage of the sides of the container, it shows that the ants are very efficient at what they do." 2. They dug their tunnels as steeply as possible without exceeding the steepness, perfectly abiding by the laws of physics — otherwise, the tunnels would collapse and the ants would die.
"It's been a mystery in both engineering and in ant ecology how ants build these structures that persist for decades," Parker said."It turns out that by removing grains in this pattern that we observed, the ants benefit from these circumferential force chains as they dig down."One of the most fascinating discoveries of this study is that the ants don't appear to even be aware of their work methods, it just comes naturally to them.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
25 Weirdest Facts About the Solar SystemThere are so many interesting solar system facts, here are some of our favorites.
Consulte Mais informação »
Solana price eyes $150 as SOL’s 25% jump this week puts ‘double-bottom’ in playThis would be a major surge. A potential significant bullish move for SOL towards the $150 level could potentially happen judging by a double-bottom pattern after this week's 25% jump.
Consulte Mais informação »
Fed's Powell to propose 25 bps rate increase at March meetingFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Wednesday that he plans on proposing a 25 basis point rate increase at the central bank's March meeting.
Consulte Mais informação »
NBCUniversal PR & Marketing Executive Curt King To Depart Company After More Than 25 YearsVeteran communications and marketing executive Curt King, who has worked at NBC, Universal Television and Universal Studio Group for over 25 years, will depart NBCUniversal at the end of March. Kin…
Consulte Mais informação »
🌸🌸🌸Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Is Predicted for March 22-25🌸🌸🌸 | Washingtonian (DC)PLUS: Details about the 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival.
Consulte Mais informação »
These 3 San Diego Hotels Are Ranked Top 25 in US, Top 5 in CaliforniaHow about a staycation? Three San Diego hotels are among the top 25 best places to stay in the United States and among the top five for travelers to California, according to 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings. The Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa ranked 4 in the U.S. and 1 in California on the Best Hotels list, which…
Consulte Mais informação »