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First-ever naturally occurring gears found on insect's legs

Submitted by Jennifer Flo on 15 September, 2013 - 08:04

University of Cambridge biologists reveal that the plant-hopping insect leaps with the aid of a pair of tiny, one-way gears, the first functional ones ever found on an animal. The link includes a SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) image of the "gears". http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4724040/naturally-occurring-gears-foun... [1]

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[1] http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4724040/naturally-occurring-gears-found-on-insect-legs
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[5] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/mathematics
[6] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-hardwareplatform/any
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