Top 10 Technologies Inspired by Nature

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 16 February 2012, 21:23 IST   |    5 Comments
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4. Disinfectant based on sharks: The unique surface structure of sharks makes them resistant to parasites, and bacterial, as well as fungal infections. Sharks’ skin is studded with diamond-shaped structures and is hence uninhabitable to these pests. Scientists have been able to imitate this type of a structure on the surface of adhesive film and according to a report on Business Pundit; they plan to test it in schools, hospitals, and other places that vicious germs spread.