Ever wondered how pine cones open and close without any muscles 🌲? This study goes "beyond the bilayer" to investigate multilayered hygroscopic actuation: www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/articles/16/119/
#Biomimetics #PlantBiomechanics #HygroscopicBending #BioinspiredDesign
💎🔓 #BJNANO

Bastien Dauphin during his presentation at the UK Plant Biomechanics Conference 2025. Thanks Yoselin Benitez Alfonso for the picture :)

And continuing with conference news—postdoc Bastien Dauphin just gave a great talk at the UK Plant Biomechanics Conference 2025 🎤🌿

He’s using chemo-optogenetics to trigger local changes in the plant cell wall. New tools, new insights!

#PlantBiomechanics #CellWallDynamics #Optogenetics

#PlantBio2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (July 26-30), hosted by @aspbofficial.bsky.social features a plenary on #plantbiomechanics chaired by @erinsparks.bsky.social

plantbiology.aspb.org/plenary-symp...

Speakers: @geitmannlab.bsky.social, Naomi Nakayama,
@radinbio.bsky.social, Frank W. Telewski