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Inspired by how fire ants survive floods, Texas A&M scientists have discovered a method that allows that synthetic materials to assemble and disassemble in response to changes such as heat or light.
MCEN 4228/5228: Mechanics of Snow motivates students to look at natural materials in an analytical way. The idea behind the course is to teach students the science behind certain phenomena by looking at the fundamentals of snow and ice from the atomic level to the mechanics of the snowpack.
The fire ant rafts are dynamic, changing shape over time, and composed of two layers of ants following some simple mathematical rules.
Findings could one day help researchers design next-generation materials in which molecules migrate to fix damage