Manmade artificial shark skin boosts swimming

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 17:00 in Biology & Nature

People have thought for decades that the rough skin of sharks may give them a swimming boost and now scientists from Harvard University have made the first ever realistic simulated shark skin. They also measured that the fish's sharp scales boost swimming by up to 6.6% while reducing the energy cost.

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