A new study has discovered how exactly the teeny hat-shaped cells deform themselves to fit through these micro-tunnels .
一项最新研究发现了这种圆盘状的微型细胞到底是如何变形而通过这些微型通道的。
The result should be a bridge that can deform in an earthquake without snapping , but which returns , more or less , to its original shape when the quake is over .
该研究下的桥梁在地震时会变形，但不会断裂，在震后会恢复其几乎原来的形状。
" On planets like mars and earth that have an outer shell ...... that behaves elastically , the solid surface will deform , " mark richards , perron 's colleague , said .
马克理查兹指出：“象火星和地球这样的行星，都有一个具有弹性的外壳，这种固体表面是可以变形的。”
Included in the simulation wereseismological data as well as data pertaining to the temperature of the rocks , their density , and their viscosity -- or how strong or weak the rocks are , which affects how easily they deform .
