Sci/Tech Incredible Fish Armor Could Suit Soldiers

[The Helper]

African fish that have trolled for prey in murky freshwater pools for nearly 100 million years sport the best of the best in body armor. Now a team of engineers has dissected the aquatic armor, figuring out how it works in an effort to suit up future soldiers.

The armor of the fish, Polypterus senegalus, is so effective because it is a composite of several materials lined up in a certain way, the engineers state in a their analysis detailed in the July 27 issue of the journal Nature Materials.

"Such fundamental knowledge holds great potential for the development of improved biologically inspired structural materials," said lead MIT researcher Christine Ortiz, "for example soldier, first-responder and military vehicle armor applications."

Incredible Fish Armor Could Suit Soldiers

A primitive fish sports body armor that could suit up future soldiers.

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[Asehujiko]

So if it's going to the military we also have to assume that it will be a military secret and will therefor be kept away from the rest of the world regardless of it's other uses.

 

[BlargIAmDead]

Ugh, but Aquaman was the worst of the Superfriends!

 

[The Helper]

I wonder if this helped in the development of improved biologically inspired structural materials - as was hoped. 16 years later. Where is my fish armor?