Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. James Strother and Professor of Biology Dr. James Liao and colleagues whose publication “Filter feeding in devil rays is highly sensitive to morphology” in Proceedings of the Royal Society B was featured in Oceanographic Magazine.
Devil ray feeding inspires innovative filtration technologies
Devil rays are colossal animals but they feed on some of the smallest critters in the ocean. Scientists have wondered for decades how these animals are able to efficiently filter plankton from the water, and new research sheds light on the impact of the filter shape on this process.
Research on the physics of filter-feeding in devil rays paves the way for the development of high-performance bioinspired filters, which could be used to remove microplastics pollution or improve wastewater treatment.
Full Article: Oceanographic Magazine - Devil rays' filter-feeding inspires microplastic pollution innovation
Full Paper: Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Filter feeding in devil rays is highly sensitive to morphology
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