High Speed Videography: The Time Microscope | Justin Jorge | TEDxDuke

Justin is pursuing his interests in biomechanics as a Ph.D. candidate in the Patek Lab. Specifically, he is interested in ultra-fast biological motions like the trap-jaw ant mandible strike or the shooting of seeds from the witch hazel plant (motions that are around 1000 times faster than the blink of an eye). He enjoys the challenge of designing experiments that reveal the mechanism behind these motions and how they are used in their natural context. Justin hopes that research on the mechanisms behind these motions and their biological functions can someday become inspiration for improvements on engineered systems, which currently cannot match the outputs of ultra-fast biological motions at similar size scales. Justin is pursuing his interests in biomechanics as a Ph.D. candidate in the Patek Lab. Specifically, he is interested in ultra-fast biological motions like the trap-jaw ant mandible strike or the shooting of seeds from the witch hazel plant (motions that are around 1000 times faster than the blink of an eye). He enjoys the challenge of designing experiments that reveal the mechanism behind these motions and how they are used in their natural context. Justin hopes that research on the mechanisms behind these motions and their biological functions can someday become inspiration for improvements on engineered systems, which currently cannot match the outputs of ultra-fast biological motions at similar size scales. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx