A Material Inspired by a Sea Worm Changes According to the Environment (IMAGE)

Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology

A Material Inspired by a Sea Worm Changes According to the Environment

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The Nereis virens worm inspired new research out of the MIT Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics. Its jaw is made of soft organic material, but is as strong as harder materials such as human dentin.

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Alexander Semenov / Wikimedia Commons

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