Mathematical Observatory
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Account for Oxford's Mathematical Observatory. Posts by Dominic Vella
Buckling normally happens when you compress something slender, but 'tug' on a piece of crumpled paper at two points and it also buckles. Read more about how this "localized-TUG folding" occurs in many systems at: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2423439122
May 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Buckling normally happens when you compress something slender, but 'tug' on a piece of crumpled paper at two points and it also buckles. Read more about how this "localized-TUG folding" occurs in many systems at: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2423439122
Read about how the squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) disperses its seeds in a high pressure jet here: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (or just watch the movie)
November 28, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Read about how the squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) disperses its seeds in a high pressure jet here: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... (or just watch the movie)