Statolithes and Statolikes (IMAGE)

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Statolithes and Statolikes

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Comparison between statolith 'avalanche' after inclination of cell (above) and biomimetic system consisting of microscopic particles -- silica microbeads agitated by temperature -- in water-filled cavity. In both cases, the surface of the pile flattens out upon settling, unlike standard granular piles.

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Yoel Forterre/Olivier Pouliquen/Antoine Bérut/PNAS

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