Polypterus & Body Armour

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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
 
I also heard about this a couple of days ago and I find it fascinating! Thanks for sharing it with the forum, Neale.
 
That's interesting that armor is no going full circle and becoming similar to the scale mail armour of the roman empire.
 

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