A Navy-sponsored project to design a biologically inspired,
swimming jellyfish robot has led scientists to the surprising discovery of
common bending rules for the tips of wings, fins, flukes, mollusk feet, and
other propulsors across a broad range of animal species.
The study, led by John H. Costello of Providence College and
the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, where he is a visiting
scientist, is published this week in Nature Communications.