How mantis shrimp protect their powerful ‘fists’ of fury
“The periodic region plays a crucial role in selectively filtering out high-frequency shear waves, which are particularly ...
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Mantis shrimp have the world’s fastest punch — here’s how their limbs survive
Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...
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How mantis shrimp deliver punishing blows without hurting themselves
A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.
This mantis shrimp-inspired robotic arm can crack an egg
The molds and plate were removed after three hours of curing, and the team applied silicon adhesive to bond the rigid ...
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Shrimp that can punch ‘through aquarium glass’ found in New Zealand bay, officials say
The Japanese mantis shrimp has been recorded for the first time in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty in Tauranga Harbor. Getty Images/iStockphoto Government officials in New Zealand are investigating ...
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This Shrimp Can Punch Through Glass, And It Was Just Found In New Zealand
In New Zealand, government officials are looking into how a species called the "thumb splitter" wound up in the country's northern coastal waters. Researchers had been out trapping Asian paddle ...
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Soft robots mimic mantis shrimp's punch and flea's leap for added power
A research team has taken inspiration from principles found in nature and developed the "hyperelastic torque reversal ...
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Shrimp that can punch ‘through aquarium glass’ found in New Zealand bay, officials say
Government officials in New Zealand are investigating how an aggressive species known as “the thumb splitter” ended up in the country’s northern coastal waters. Researchers out trapping ...