Environmental stressors trigger complex adaptations in microbial communities, yet the associations between social network dynamics and metabolic strategies remain poorly understood, limiting our ability to design robust synthetic microbiomes. Here, we show that Cd stress was associated with structural simplification of soil bacterial co‐occurrence networks, characterized by a 48.5% reduction in connectivity. In vitro assays fu...

Inspired by observations of manta ray gliding, this study designed and evaluated a more biologically accurate pectoral fin bending model. We assessed its hydrodynamic performance using six-degrees-of-freedom (6-DoF) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, which were validated by tethered water tunnel experiments. Key findings reveal that symmetric bending significantly impacts longitudinal stability, increasing the pit...

The manta ray, exemplifying an agile swimming mode identified as the median and paired fin (MPF) mode, inspired the development of underwater robots. Robotic manta typically comprises a central rigid body and flexible pectoral fins. Flexible fins provide excellent maneuverability. However, due to the complexity of material mechanics and hydrodynamics, its dynamics are rarely studied, which is crucial for the advanced control o...