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1. abe10tiger TechSpot Paladin Posts: 742

   Science News
   
   Armored Caterpillar Could Inspire New Body Armor
   
   Military body armor and vehicle and aircraft frames could be transformed by incorporating the unique structure of the club-like arm of a crustacean that looks like an armored caterpillar, according to findings by a team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering and elsewhere published online June 7, in the journal Science.
   
   A mantis shrimp in the lab of David Kisailus. (Credit: Carlos Puma)
   
   Source: Science Daily

   abe10tiger, Jun 8, 2012

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2. Zoltan Head TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 258   +27

   I don't reckon you could get enough military personnel in a caterpillar or shrimp.
   Nice idea though!

   Zoltan Head, Jun 15, 2012

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