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Filamentous cyanobacteria buckle at a certain length when they encounter an obstacle. The results provide an important basis for the use of cyanobacteria in modern biotechnology. Cyanobacteria are one ...

On Shun Pak with the Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) Applied Mathematics Department has received a $232,786 award from the National Science Foundation to support his project "Robophysical ...

Cyanobacteria are one of the oldest and most important life forms in the world – for example as they took an essential part in producing the oxygen in our atmosphere. Some types form long filaments ...