Associate Professor Takuji Ishikawa of Department of Bioengineering and Bio-robotics, Tohoku University and a research group of Professor R. E. Goldstein of Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, found that Volvox, a freshwater swimming microorganism, charmingly danced a waltz or a minuet. The group shows that the dancing motion of Volvox is sustained by the water flow generated by themselves. This research result has been published as a cover in /Physical Review Letters/ on April 24, 2009.

 

The group was led by Professor R. E. Goldstein of University of Cambridge and included Associate Professor Takuji Ishikawa of Tohoku University, Ph.D. student Knut Drescher, postdoctoral researchers Drs. Idan Tuval and Kyriacos C. Leptos, Professor T. J. Pedley of DAMTP, University of Cambridge.

 

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