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Even for a second-year PhD student researching the mechanics of living cells, the influence of physical forces within the world of living things is a source of wonder.“I did undergrad in engineering mechanics, and ever since I started to look at cell
Even for a second-year PhD student researching the mechanics of living cells, the influence of physical forces within the world of living things is a source of wonder.“I did undergrad in engineering mechanics, and ever since I started to look at cell
In MIT class 2.788 (Mechanical Engineering and Design of Living Systems), students explore how mechanics, structure, and materials intersect with biological systems by studying butterflies at every stage of their metamorphosis.
To transform into a butterfly, a caterpillar must first dissolve into a goopy soup within its chrysalis. Now, in striking new videos, scientists have revealed how this goo reassembles into the delicate scales on a butterfly's wings.
MIT engineers have continuously observed scales growing and assembling on a butterfly wing for the first time as the developing insect transforms inside its chrysalis.