Polypterus & Body Armour

[nmonks]

A news item was on the BBC World Service this morning about a group of American scientists who plan to use the pattern of bichir scales as a design for stronger, more flexible armour. You can read more (and download the scientific paper) at the Ortiz Lab page, here:

http/web.mit.edu/cortiz/www/

(The relevant section is about halfway down.)

They have been working with a P. senegalus fish known as Ben, pictures of which are featured on the site as well.

Cheers, Neale

 

[Soaup]

I heard about this a few days ago. Very interesting.

 

[invader]

I also heard about this a couple of days ago and I find it fascinating! Thanks for sharing it with the forum, Neale.

 

[KraKen]

That's interesting that armor is no going full circle and becoming similar to the scale mail armour of the roman empire.