supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS KAKENHI No.23H01373).
The cutaneous ridges on dolphin skin have long been believed to effectively reduce friction drag, thereby contributing to overall drag reduction. However, since these skin ridges are oriented perpendicular to the swim...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52442507).
With the global population growing,energy demand has increased drastically.Simultaneously,environmental concerns have been increasing at an alarming rate.In transportation systems such as pipelines and ships,the resis...
funded by the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(422RC744);Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2020363);the“One Belt and One Road”Science and Technology Cooperation Special Program of the International Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.183446KYSB20200016).
Despite the growing awareness on the importance of gut microbiomes,understanding marine mammal gut microbiomes remains limited due to difficulties in sampling.Spotted dolphins(Stenella attenuata)are widely spread ocea...
This research was done at the Institute of Robotics,Shenyang University of Technology,with the assistance of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52005344).
It has been demonstrated that the flexibility of the structure can enhance the kinematic performance of the underwater bionic robotic fish.Furthermore,the thrust of the underwater robotic fish can be further enhanced ...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2022 YFF1301603);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No.2021A1515011467)in China;the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai),China (Nos.311020003 and 311021004);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.32201290);the 71st batch of China Postdoctoral Science Funding (No.2022M713560)。
A comprehensive risk assessment to evaluate the vulnerability of the nearshore cetaceans to increasing marine traffic is lacking.In this study,the risk to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins(Sousa chinensis)in the main hab...
The Altomani&Sons Collection owns a remarkable newly discovered portrait of Guidobaldo II della Rovere,Duke of Urbino(1514-1574),a historical military figure who was a condottiere,ruler of Urbino,Commander-in-chief of...