A CLEveland research team creation of squid-like material could lead to better prosthetics and implants
The bodies of squid like this 3- to 6-foot-long Humboldt are extremely soft, but their beaks (not visible here) are hard and sharp enough to rip apart fish. The animals avoid self-injury because the beak is made of a protective, shock-absorbing gradient of soft-to-hard material. Read more here. (Photo: Courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
