Iconicity -- the resemblance between form and meaning -- had been thought ... However, the team's research suggests that iconicity can shape the vocabularies of spoken languages far beyond the ...

Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is a debilitating joint disease that causes pain, stiffness and swelling. The research team set out to investigate whether kneecap shape might be ...

“It has not gone unnoticed that birds have evolved to shapes that are quite diverse in form—everything from ... reveals the wide range of differences between bird eggs. Based on the team ...

Researchers have developed a new method for generating complex shapes, and have found that the development of form in nature can ... it -- and what are the links between the process in the ...

As it cools, it returns to its swan shape. "The ability to form materials that can repeatedly oscillate back and forth between two independent shapes by exposing them to light will open up a wide ...

The key to survival across species lies in adapting form and function to fluidly meet environmental ... This architecture amplifies speed and power output to swiftly pivot the robot between shapes ...

The model developed by the UC San Diego scientists suggests that the Golgi's unusual shape is a direct consequence ... stunning example of the linkage between form and function." ...

This relationship between form and function can also be applied to the ... chance was but a minor factor in determining its current form. Its shape was carefully and creatively developed by architects ...