Inspired by deep sea sponges: Creating flexible minerals

Friday, March 15, 2013 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

Scientists have imitated the skeleton of natural sea sponges to produce a new flexible mineral. the synthetic spicules are extremely flexible and are also able to transmit light waves even when they are bent.

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