![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “We were able to investigate aspects of hydrodynamics to understand how the geometry of the sponge offers a functional response to fluid, to produce something special with respect to interaction with water” “This organism has been studied a lot from a mechanical point of view because of its amazing ability to deform substantially in spite of its brittle, glassine structure,” said first author Giacomo Falcucci of Tor Vergata University of Rome and Harvard University. The work, “ Extreme flow simulations reveal skeletal adaptations of deep-sea sponges” published in the journal Nature, revealed a profound connection between the sponge’s structure and function, shedding light on both the basket sponge’s ability to withstand the dynamic forces of the surrounding ocean and its ability to create a nutrient-rich vortex within the body cavity “basket.” Aspergillum underlie the optimization of the flow physics within and beyond its body cavity.Ī collaboration across three continents at the frontiers of physics, biology, and engineering co-led by Maurizio Porfiri at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, applied super computational muscle and special software to gain a deeper understanding of these interactions, creating a first-ever simulation of the deep-sea sponge and how it responds to and influences the flow of nearby water. While past research has investigated the structure of the sponge, there have been few studies of the hydrodynamic fields surrounding and penetrating the organism, and whether, besides improving its mechanical properties, the skeletal motifs of E. However, insights into how the organism’s latticework of holes and ridges influences the hydrodynamics of seawater in its vicinity could lead to advanced designs for buildings, bridges, marine vehicles and aircraft, and anything that must respond safely to forces imposed by the flow of air or water. aspergillum) might seem fathoms removed from human-engineered structures. BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, J– The remarkable structural properties of the Venus' flower basket sponge ( E. ![]()
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