The Boxfish Could Lead To Better Body Armor And Flexible Electronics

Megalith

Megalith

24-bit/48kHz
Staff member
Joined
Aug 20, 2006
Messages
13,000
Boxfish are insanely cool marine fish that are not only eye catching but have unique defensive capabilities, such as poison secretion through the skin and armor-like scales. Researchers believe that replicating the complex structure of the latter could lead to flexible yet very strong materials for armor, robots, and even electronics.

The boxfish’s hard frame and flexible body make it an ideal animal to study for inspiration for armor materials. The hexagon-shaped scales are called scutes. They are connected by sutures, similar to the connections in a baby’s skull, which grow and fuse together as the baby grows.
 
Yet another prime example of how this world and everything in it just happened by chance....
 
Those are the coolest looking fish ever, if there ever was a fish that you could imagine make the Jetson's car "woob woob" sound while swimming they would have it :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top