2 papers
physics.bio-ph2017
Stiffness of the human foot and evolution of the transverse arch
Madhusudhan Venkadesan, Marcelo A. Dias, Dhiraj K. Singh +2
Foot stiffness underlies its mechanical function, and is central to the evolution of human bipedal locomotion. The stiff and propulsive human foot has two distinct arches, the long…
physics.flu-dyn2017
Dynamics of a Camphoric Acid boat at the air-water interface
V. S. Akella, D. K. Singh, S. Mandre +1
We report experiments on an agarose gel tablet loaded with camphoric acid (c-boat) set into self-motion by interfacial tension gradients at the air-water interface. We observe thre…