by eosarmie | Dec 13, 2022 | News
Our lab recently published a paper in Materials Today Bio that reveals how cyanobacteria can extract minerals from the worlds driest non-polar place, the Atacama desert. An excerpt from an article written by UCI News titled “Microbial miners could help humans...
by dkisailu | Oct 4, 2021 | News
These ancient crustaceans are equipped with two hammer-like raptorial appendages known as dactyl clubs. They use these clubs to bludgeon and crush their prey. Read more at AzoNano and UCI News.
by dkisailu | Oct 4, 2021 | News
The diabolical ironclad beetle is like a tiny tank on six legs. This insect’s rugged exoskeleton is so tough that the beetle can survive getting run over by cars, and many would-be predators don’t stand a chance of cracking one open. Phloeodes diabolicus is...
by dkisailu | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Smithsonian Institute: 5 scientific findings that could lead to new inventions.Our work on investigating the mantis shrimp provides inspiration!Read more at Smithsonian magazine
by dkisailu | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Your future car that emits only water through its tail pipe just got a lot closer to becoming a reality. Scientists have discovered a cheaper metal can be used to spark the necessary reaction in hydrogen fuel cells-and they still have the capability of functioning at...
by dkisailu | Mar 3, 2021 | News
Smart boxers bind their hands with strips of cloth to avoid injury when they pack a punch. Millions of years ago, the “smasher” mantis shrimp, one of nature’s feistiest predators, figured out a similar way to protect the hammer-like club it uses to...
