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Friday Squid Blogging: Biodegradable Thermoplastic Inspired by Squid Teeth (Schneier on Security)
2015-03-06 22:21

There's a new 3D-printable biodegradable thermoplastic: Pennsylvania State University researchers have synthesized a biodegradable thermoplastic that can be used for molding, extrusion, 3D printing, as an adhesive, or a coating using structural proteins from the ring teeth on squid tentacles. Another article: The researchers took genes from a squid and put it into E. coli bacteria. "You can insert genes...


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