Tag Archive for 'Jumping'

Chiba et al. found that dauer larvae of Caenorhabditis elegans nictating on a substrate in a Petri dish moved directly to the lid through the air due to the electrostatic force from the lid. Image credit: Chiba et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.042.

Microscopic Worms Can Use Electric Fields to Jump, New Study Shows

Jun 21, 2023 by News Staff

New research shows how the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a long-used model organism, can use electric fields to ‘jump’ across Petri plates or onto...

Graphic showing how a cone slowly builds up in an elastomer film, then inverts to launch the film high into the air over the span of less than a second. Image credit: Hebner et al., doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1320.

Newly-Developed Material Can Leap High into Air Like Grasshopper

Jan 19, 2023 by News Staff

The novel rubber-like material developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers responds a bit like how grasshoppers jump by storing and releasing...

The wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans). Image credit: Christian Brown.

Wandering Salamanders are Able to Maneuver in Freefall, Study Shows

May 23, 2022 by News Staff

Wandering salamanders (Aneides vagrans) reside in the crowns of the world’s tallest trees, California’s coast redwoods, and have been observed to readily...