The Cray XC30 represents the first appearance of the dragonfly interconnect topology in a product from a major HPC vendor. The question of how well applications perform on such a machine naturally arises. We consider the performance of an algebraic multigrid solver on an XC30 and develop a performance model for its solve cycle. We use this model to both analyze its performance and guide data re...

Dragonfly wings are highly corrugated, which increases the stiffness and strength of the wing significantly, and results in a lightweight structure with good aerodynamic performance. How insect wings carry aerodynamic and inertial loads, and how the resonant frequency of the flapping wings is tuned for carrying these loads, is however not fully understood. To study this we made a three-dimensio...

The mechanical properties of demembranated muscle fibres of synchronous flight muscle from a dragonfly Libellula quadrimaculata, asynchronous flight muscle from the giant waterbug Lethocerus indicus and synchronous psoas muscle from rabbit were compared in relaxed, active and rigor conditions. The properties were compared to the known structure and protein compositions of these muscles. We foun...

In recent decades, tool wear monitoring has played a crucial role in the improvement of industrial production quality and efficiency. machining process, it is important to predict both cost life, reduce equipment downtime. The conventional methods need enormous quantities human resources expert skills achieve precise information. To automatically identify types, deep learning models are extensi...

The implications of insectsÕ vision for territorial defense have been relatively little studied in the Þeld. In the dragonßy Perithemis tenera Say we investigated whether either the angle at which an intruder was viewed by a territorial resident or the background against which it was viewed affected the detection of that intruder. Residents detected intruders at a greater distance if the intrud...