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Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Cross-disciplinary research at the interface between the physical and life sciences. This is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.
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J. R. Soc. Interface.1 September 2024

Elucidating nanostructural organization and photonic properties of butterfly wing scales using hyperspectral microscopy

Biophotonic nanostructures in butterfly wing scales remain fascinating examples of biological functional materials, with intriguing open questions with regard to formation and evolutionary function. One particularly interesting butterfly species, Erora ...Read more
J. R. Soc. Interface.1 September 2024

Drag reduction and locomotory power in dolphins: Gray’s paradox revealed

For 88 years, biologists and engineers have sought to understand the hydrodynamics enabling dolphins to swim at speeds seemingly beyond their energetic capabilities, a phenomenon known as Gray’s paradox. Hydromechanical models calculating the drag of ...Read more
J. R. Soc. Interface.1 August 2023

Conservation tools: the next generation of engineering–biology collaborations

The recent increase in public and academic interest in preserving biodiversity has led to the growth of the field of conservation technology. This field involves designing and constructing tools that use technology to aid in the conservation of wildlife. ...Read more
J. R. Soc. Interface.1 July 2024

Electrostatic pollination by butterflies and moths

Animals, most notably insects, generally seem to accumulate electrostatic charge in nature. These electrostatic charges will exert forces on other charges in these animals’ environments and therefore have the potential to attract or repel other objects, ...Read more

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Journal of the Royal Society Interface

J. R. Soc. Interface welcomes articles of high quality research at the interface of the physical and life sciences. It provides a high-quality forum to publish rapidly and interact across this boundary in two main ways: J. R. Soc. Interface publishes research applying chemistry, engineering, materials science, mathematics and physics to the biological and medical sciences.

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