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Research on over 50 shark species shows they follow a two-thirds scaling law in surface area and volume, suggesting fundamental constraints on evolution related to heat exchange, metabolism, or development. This finding supports the idea that biological forms may be governed by geometric principles, with potential implications for understanding evolution and practical applications in medicine and veterinary science.
A recent study using 3D scans of 54 shark species confirmed that sharks follow the two-thirds scaling law, a long-theorized biological rule relating surface area and volume, with high precision, providing insights into their physiology and evolutionary constraints.
The winners of this year's Gallery of Soft Matter Physics were announced at the American Physical Society March Meeting in Las Vegas. The winning videos showcased the Cheerios effect, the physics of clogs, and exploiting the physics behind wine tears to make bubbles last longer. The submissions were judged on both striking visual qualities and scientific interest. Brown University scientists used two 3D-printed plastic disks to explore the Cheerios effect and derived a scaling law relating the strength of the capillary action in the Cheerios effect to the mass, diameter, and spacing of the disks.