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Scientists Explore the Mechanism Behind the Venus Flytrap's Speed

Scientists Explore the Mechanism Behind the Venus Flytrap's Speed

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Scientists Explore the Mechanism Behind the Venus Flytrap's Speed

The Venus flytrap snap thing really caught biologists attention for years, still feels like nature’s most intricate mechanical puzzle even now. Newer work though has nailed it down, showing how cellular pressure, electrical messages, and oddball structural geometry team up to make that fast closure actually happen. When you dig into those inner steps, scientists such as Yoël Forterre, Alexander G. Volkov, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, and colleagues say they could reshape field robotics and more advanced material science things, maybe even sooner than later.
 

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