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Objective: Students will engineer a water filter based on observations of manta ray feeding filters, then test its effectiveness. Topics: Structure and function, adaptation, engineering and design ...

Studying the filter-feeding mechanism of mobula rays, engineers developed a new design for industrial cross-flow water filters. Research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between ...

Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny crustaceans and certain types of coral and krill, to various molluscs, barnacles, and even massive basking sharks and baleen whales. Now, ...