Researchers have been trying to find new ways to produce and replicate the various useful features observed in nature. Fine ...

Researchers have developed a high-resolution embedded 3D-printing technique that enables the fabrication of ultra-fine fibers ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Atlantic Hagfish is an eel-shaped creature that releases a mass of slime when threatened. The slime is so good at holding water that scientists are now studying ...

Its structure acts more like a fine sieve that slows water down rather than a coherent gel. Hagfish slime is much more dilute than mucus secretions of other animals. If the mucins in hagfish slime ...

The researchers became interested in embedded 3D printing because of its potential to replicate the properties of hagfish slime, which exhibits mechanical performance superior to other gels due to ...

You can check out more of her work here. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Hagfish are notorious for their defensive slime, which can swell from a small secretion to a carload of ...