Structure and Motion News
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Biomechanical models unlock muscle-bound secrets of the evolution of dinosaur locomotion
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Scientists have discovered how the locomotion of dinosaurs on land changed from the earliest, cat- …
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Lily the barn owl reveals how birds fly in gusty winds
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Bristol have discovered …
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RVC researcher joins collaborative international project investigating pre-historic fossil footprints
Research undertaken by an international team of researchers from Bournemouth University, the …
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New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Bristol used three- …
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Can mosquitoes stop us going bump in the night?
In a new paper published in Science, an international, collaborative research group led by the …
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Innovative animal tracking system developed by the RVC wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant
An innovative tracking system developed by Professor Alan Wilson and his research team at the Royal …
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Flying high: Professor at the Royal Veterinary College elected as Fellow of prestigious Royal Society
Professor Alan Wilson FRS of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been elected a Fellow of the …
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First published study from the RVC’s Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research explores the impact of farriery interventions on horses’ symmetry
A peer-reviewed study, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which examines the effect of farriery …
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Birds in flight share lessons for future aircraft designs
The measurement apparatus. In front, high-speed cameras record the Tawny Owl as it flies through …
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Coming along in leaps and bounds – crocodiles can gallop but alligators can’t, new study finds
It’s a motion more closely associated with horses, but researchers have found that more species of …
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Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows
An ancient caiman that weighed as much as an Asian elephant (3 tonnes) and almost was as long as a …
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RVC engages public with ostrich anatomy at Norwich Science Festival
The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson and his team dissected an ostrich in …
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Dr Zoe Davies brings biomechanics of walking to North London community
Last week, the Structure and Motion Lab’s Dr Zoe Davies paid a visit to a community group for older …
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Early Jurassic dinosaur shifted from four legs to two legs as it grew up
Scientists have discovered that an early species of dinosaur, Mussaurus patagonicus, could only …
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New study explains how fish got their fingers
New analysis of anatomical evidence shows how the limbs of land vertebrates (such as mammals and …
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Galloping isn’t such hard work for horses
For the first time, external mechanical work in galloping racehorses has been measured using force …
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300 million-year-old animal reanimated as a robot
An international group of scientists has constructed a robot, which is able to recreate how a 300 …
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Wildebeest muscles almost three times more efficient than a car engine
Wildebeest muscles have an extremely high efficiency of 62.6%, meaning that almost two thirds of …
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Made for the long jump: RVC study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities
High speed video of a frog jumping, used as a basis for computer simulations (not shown)
As well …
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SML research featured on BBC4 documentary 'Can Science Make Me Perfect?'
Tune in to BBC4 this evening at 21:00 for the airing of ‘Can Science Make Me Perfect?’ with Alice …