Concrete is a ubiquitous building material, but over time, it may become prone to cracking ... Concrete crack resistance boosted 63% by fish scale design. Story by Mrigakshi Dixit • 3mo.

Tough, fish scale-like material with soft flexibility could protect soldiers, astronauts. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 6, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150312122602.htm ...

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Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both ...

[Image: Scale] Made entirely from fish scales (or 99.5% of it), Scalite is a bio-sourced, biodegradable, and naturally nonflammable material that turns a byproduct of the fishing industry into a ...

Dragon fish scales. MIT materials scientist Christine Ortiz and her team have focused their ongoing analyses on the Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus) — a hard-scaled, roughly 14-inch-long ...

(CN) – The design of the armor-like scales of an Amazonian fish could have military applications, researchers said in a study Wednesday. The exceedingly rare and massive Arapaima gigas fish, which is ...