A news article by Sabrina Imbler in the New York Times highlights a cool recent study on glass sponge skeletons. James Weaver's group at Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences asked whether the ridges on the beautiful deep sea glass sponge Euplectella might deflect currents...something that could be used to stablize large man-made structures in areas of high wind or current.
Leys says, however, 'be careful not to over-interpret how flow moves around and through the living sponge on the seafloor'; that would require understanding the tiny spaces in the living sponge's tissues, and the complex pump as well as the sponge's ability to control its pump. Read More...
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