Tag: efficiency
The Panda’s Thumb: An Extraordinary Instance of Design?
Optimizing a structure can sometimes come at the cost of certain design constraints.
Is the Panda’s Thumb Suboptimal?
The basic argument is that “[o]dd arrangements and funny solutions” point to evolution whereas “ideal design” points to a “sensible God.”
Compact Factory Optimizes Shape for Efficiency — A New Level of Intelligent Design in Life
A microbe was found to organize its electron transport machinery in a way that bends the membrane for optimum energy utilization.
Denton’s “Puzzle of Perfection,” Then and Now
The flip side of Darwin’s proposal of natural selection as a designer substitute is that “things look designed — because they are designed.”
Design for ATP Extends Beyond the Rotary Engine
New discoveries explore the astonishing efficiency of the cell’s rotary engine ATP synthase, and describe new roles for other motors that deliver ATP.