Structure and Motion News
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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 …
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Butterfly documentary filmed at SML
The Structure and Motion Lab has had a two-day visit from French film makers of Peaks et Trames …
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From the geometry of a toppling table to a new ‘grazing’ gait? And perhaps why monkeys walk weirdly
In a new paper published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, two Royal Veterinary College …
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Congratulations to our newest professors, Professor Jim Usherwood and Professor Richard Bomphrey, …
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New research shows that human modification of landscapes reduces mammals’ range
A new study suggests that mammals move considerably shorter distances in areas that have been …
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RVC research sheds light on predator/prey movement
Superior athletic capability gives predators the edge at high speeds, but low speed maneuverability …
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Professor Alan Wilson and SML research featured on BBC One: Big Cats
Professor Alan Wilson’s research will be featured in the final episode of the three-part BBC One …
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RVC research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed a method of objective evaluation …
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Animals make light work of walking
The range of footfall patterns seen in walking amphibians, reptiles and mammals - including …
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Leading veterinarian awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship
A Professor in Comparative Imaging and Biomechanics from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has …
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Dinosaur Art and Science Blended in RVC and City of London Academy Collaboration
Professor John Hutchinson of the RVC and his ‘DAWNDINOS’ research team have worked closely with art …
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Dawn of the Dinosaurs
RVC’s Professor John Hutchinson and his team have debuted a new website explaining their EU-funded ( …
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New research reveals frogs’ impressive ability to jump at an extreme range of take-off angles
The frog skeleton is unique compared to those of other land-based vertebrates and appears to have …
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Birds of Prey visit Royal Veterinary College
Birds of prey visit the Structure and Motion Laboratory for a week of flight analysis.
Expert …
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Reasons behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour identified in new study
The reason behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour has long puzzled scientists. The angular …
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Ground-breaking fossilised tissue reveals the gradual evolution of crouched legs in birds
Living birds have a more crouched leg posture compared to their dinosaurian ancestors, which …