Biomimetic Materials Design (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Biomimetic Materials Design

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The figure illustrates a hierarchical network of carbon nanotubes mimicking a cell's protein network to connect a small heat source (red area) to a larger area that serves as a heat sink.

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Graphic / Markus Buehler, MIT

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