3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2024
Ups and downs: Copepods reverse the near-body flow to cruise in the water column
Nils B. Tack, Sara Oliveira Santos, Brad J. Gemmell +1
Copepods participate in large-scale diel vertical migrations (DVM) as primary consumers in marine ecosystems. Given that they are negatively buoyant, gravity facilitates their down…
cs.RO2022
RoboKrill : a metachronal drag-based swimmer robot
Sara Oliveira Santos, Francisco Cuenca-Jiménez, P. Antonio Gomez-Valdez +2
Marine exploration is essential to understanding ocean processes and organisms. While the use of current unmanned underwater vehicles has enabled many discoveries, there are still…
physics.flu-dyn2018
Bubbles determine the amount of alcohol in Mezcal
G. Rage, O. Atasi, M. M. Wilhelmus +5
Mezcal is a traditional alcoholic Mexican spirit distilled from fermented agave juices that has been produced for centuries. Its preparation and testing involves an artisanal metho…