Mussel Power (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Mussel Power

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The sticky material that mussels have evolved has inspired an international team of scientists to design a new artificial, self-healing gel that lends itself to underwater applications. The mussels pictured here are attached to a rock on Onetangi Beach of Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

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Steve Koppes

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