How To Walk Without A Brain How do sea stars monitor and coordinate hundreds of tube feet whilst moving around — and how do they do this without a brain?

How To Walk Without A Brain

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#SeaStar #biomechanics #robotics #Movement #Starfish #Biodiversity grrlscientist.medium.com/how-to-walk-...

This study demonstrates preliminary accuracy of smartphone-based #OpenCap vs marker-based systems for #lowerlimb #biomechanics, though further validation in diverse cohorts & across dynamic activities is required for #ClinicalApplication.

#OpenAccess: bio-integration.org/smartphoneba...

#Biomechanics #GolfSwing #XRay #GolfCoaching

Why are athletes not perfectly symmetrical? 🤔

Read the new study published in
@Asymmetry_ELSP

📖Functional #asymmetries in inside-outside foot mechanics when curvilinear sprinting in baseball
🔗 doi.org/10.55092/asy....

#SportsScience #Biomechanics #Performance #Asymmetry

Inventors inspired by humpback whales make a more efficient wind turbine Whales show great efficiency, maneuverability and speed for their size and weight. It was this efficiency that fascinated biologist Frank Fish. He suspected the rugged shape of a humpback whale's flip...

Inventors inspired by humpback whales make a more efficient wind turbine. In addition to an efficiency boost, the noise from tubercle fans is reduced by at least 2 decibels. ipwatchdog.com/2018/04/24/i... #Technology #science #biomechanics #STEM #SciChat

ICB blog
How do Different Bat Species Partition Prey in Afrotropical Forests? Early Results on #Bat Species #Biomechanics versus Prey Size and Toughness.
by Kanene Nwokeji on the work of Iroro Tanshi
in @sesantana.bsky.social 's lab

integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/h...

Redirecting

🦴 How close can we get to printing bone?
In our new open‑access paper, we present Phygital Bone (PHyB) — a fully parametric, biomimetic approach to 3D‑printed human bone surrogates.
Results in Engineering (2026)
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ri...
#3DPrinting #Biomechanics #BoneMicroarchitecture #PhygitalBone

Join IMSI for a research seminar with Ridhi Sahani on in vivo skeletal muscle mechanics.

Explore how muscle properties shape function and inform rehab design.

📅 May 11
🕘 9–10 AM PT

Learn more: cims.uci.edu/event/resear...

RSVP: CIMS@uci.edu

#Biomechanics #MuscleMechanics #STEM #Science

A four-panel diagram of the D2IM-Strain framework. (A) Contrast between ground-truth generation using DVC/differentiation and the CNN's direct strain prediction from XCT images. (B) Greyscale XCT scan of a bone lesion. (C) Corresponding binary mask. (D) Line graph tracking training performance across epochs.

Turns out you can just predict strain directly from XCT scans and skip the noisy displacement math entirely. Our new preprint on D2IM-Strain shows a 75% drop in false positives with way cleaner data. Great work Jon! #Biomechanics #DVC #XCT #MachineLearning
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

IOB co author Rachel Fleming is in Tom Roberts's lab,& in the Brainerd lab

elizabeth-brainerd.squarespace.com

Rachel co authored

The Peculiar Necks of Herons and Anhingas: A Study of Cervical #Morphology in Pelecanimorph #Birds

doi.org/10.1093/iob/...

#science #biology #biomechanics

youtu.be/C2KmcahUZyc

Leopard Walking (1887) Eadweard Muybridge

A leopard walking. Animal Locomotion.

#FilmHistory #EadweardMuybridge #AnimalLocomotion #chronophotography #phénakisticope #collotype #biomechanics #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #zoopraxiscope #zoopraxography #leopard

https://youtu.be/C2KmcahUZyc

Leopard Walking (1887) Eadweard Muybridge

A leopard walking. Animal Locomotion.

#FilmHistory #EadweardMuybridge #AnimalLocomotion #chronophotography #phénakisticope #collotype #biomechanics #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #zoopraxiscope #zoopraxography #leopard

Multi camera motion analysis.
No downloads, no installation.

Want to try it in your lab, club or classroom?
Comment or DM.

#biomechanics #mocap #rehab
youtu.be/qkp7RrCq6xU

@theinnovation.bsky.social #Webinar: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology: A Vital Force Driving Transformation in Health and Medicine.
Speaker: Long Li, PhD
Date & Time: Apr. 11, 2026 | 21:00-22:00 (Beijing Time)
VooV meeting ID: 384-953-723
Join us this Saturday!
#biomechanics #health #medicine

Passive pitch rotation enables optimal vibrational stabilization in hawkmoth forward flight royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article... | #JRSocInterface #Biomechanics #Biomimetics

Fluid flow–induced biomechanical origin of collagen architecture in articular cartilage royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article... | #JRSocInterface #Bioengineering #Biomechanics #Biophysics

IOB

"We assessed patterns of cervical regionalization across pelecanimorph lineages and tested for vertebral shape differentiation in ardeids..."

youtu.be/0LS95EUeOGg?...

& read
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
Fleming and Black

#ornithology #avian #science #biomechanics

All the equipment available to our students includes all manner of analytical kit, furnaces, 3D scanners and printers. This year this has seen projects spanning #DNATesting, 3D #ballistics, and #biomechanics.

Paru chez @springernature.com
"Biomimicry-A Functional Approach" introduit une contribution significative à certaines questions liées aux études fonctionnelles associées à la #bio-inspiration
Ed. ▶️ Vincent Bels professeur émérite @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al.
#Biomechanics
📖 isyeb.mnhn.fr/fr/actualite...

IOB's latest

The Peculiar Necks of #Herons and Anhingas: A Study of Cervical #Morphology in Pelecanimorph #Birds

by

R C Fleming and C R Black

doi.org/10.1093/iob/...

#science #ornithology #biomechanics #avian

Engineering the bite of ancient marine predators An international team of researchers has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable predators could coexist within the same ecosystem. This work sheds new light on the hunting strategies of long-extinct predators that dominated the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs.

3-Apr-2026
Engineering the bite of ancient marine predators
A new study compares the bite efficiency of #fossil #reptiles using advanced #engineering #simulations.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122694

#science #ecology #paleontology #biomechanics

How do #cats always land on their feet? A Yamaguchi University study reveals that the secret lies in the unique #biomechanics of their spines: the flexible thoracic region rotates first, while the rigid lumbar spine stabilizes the maneuver.
phys.org/news/2026-03...

a small white bird is standing on one leg on a beach . ALT: a small white bird is standing on one leg on a beach .

🚨 Job alert!
#PhD in #Biomechanics × #Neuroscience to study birdsong 🎵🐤 @mecadev.bsky.social and @neuropsi.bsky.social

We are pre-selecting a candidate by April 15 to compete to InLife & IPV 2026 doctoral program (interview: May 20)

🔗 Full offer: sites.google.com/site/pauline...

Please share!

Postdoctoral Fellowships The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.

📣 postdocs! If you are considering a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellowship and looking for a host, do get in touch if you're interested in #biomechanics #skulls #muscles #morphometrics #FEA

📍 @livevobiomech.bsky.social
🔗 marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...

Meet Sang Hyeon Kang, an Asst. Prof. & early career researcher who recently published in JAB on the flexion-relaxation phenomenon.

Sang is based at Western Michigan University's Dept. of Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering.

doi.org/10.1123/jab.2025-0314

#EmergingResearcher
#Biomechanics

...Stanislav N.Gorb Professor at the Zoological Institute of Kiel University & Roi Gurka, Professor at the Coastal Carolina University
#Bioinspired_Materials_&_Technologies
#Biophysics #Biomechanics #Synthetic_Biology

📖 isyeb.mnhn.fr/fr/actualite...

Explore the biomechanics of walking with our interactive 3D gait analysis simulation. This video also covers a prosthetic arm simulator, demonstrating myoelectric control and degrees of freedom. We even use AI to live-code improvements on the fly!

youtu.be/NcEbsRLFZjo

#Biomechanics #AI #Simulation

During the final session of IMSI’s Prepare to Play Workshop, students used force plate data to explore how ground reaction forces shape their movement and contribute to ball velocity at release, bringing biomechanics and hands-on STEM to life.

#MovementScience #biomechanics #IMSI

#freemocap #skellycam #blender #motioncapture #mocap #animation #biomechanics

25 ROLE OF TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS, CONNECTING STRENGTH EXPLAINED #50LAM_ANATOMY_ENG
youtube.com/shorts/4Ipun...
#tendons #ligaments #connectivetissue #achillestendon #acl #jointstability #musculoskeletalhealth #biomechanics #sportsinjuries #anatomyeducation