Fiber Ribbon Extracted from Cucumber Tendril (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Fiber Ribbon Extracted from Cucumber Tendril

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Cucumber tendrils produce a particular type of strong, flexible spring that has not been characterized before. Shown here is a fiber ribbon extracted from a tendril.

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Joshua Puzey and Sharon Gerbode

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