See why we are excited to study an ancient, extraordinary animal - the Trichoplax adhaerens
A starfish larva is shown here to the right of a vortex of water. Stanford research reveals that starfish larvae evolved a mechanism that can either stir the water to bring food closer or propel the organism toward better feeding grounds. (Image credit: Rebecca Konte / Prakash Lab). [Stanford News link]
This video won First place in the Nikon Small World in Motion Competition (2016). [web link]
This video on starfish larvae won the Milton van dyke award at the APS-DFD Meeting, Portland (2016)
See other entries and winners here: http://gfm.aps.org
See other entries and winners here: http://gfm.aps.org
This image was selected as an 'Image of disctinction' in the Nikon Photomicrography competition (2016). [web link]
This video won the New Journal of Physics (NJP) "Video Abstract Prize" 2013 (based on a world-wide voting competition).
The video is a 5-min summary of our NJP article: Vivek N Prakash et al 2012 New J. Phys. 14 105017
The video is a 5-min summary of our NJP article: Vivek N Prakash et al 2012 New J. Phys. 14 105017