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mechanics

Scientists capture the inner workings of the click beetle's explosive jumps

Jumps like this would shatter your bones. Click beetles use soft materials instead

Skin cells protect their DNA from bumps and bruises with a jello-like response

Cells' responses to microscopic pushes and pulls prevent cancers from forming

Microscopic physical forces shape developing embryos

Research in African clawed frogs shows the importance of mechanical cues in early development

Decades-old theory on how ears work is wrong

After 30 years, scientists still don't know how the ear tells the brain what it is hearing

We can't have a future with quantum computers without quantum mechanics

Scientists are building physical platforms for memory, computation, and networking — all things we need for quantum computing to be possible