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Fish fins are teaching us the secret to flexible robots and new shape-changing materials

  • Written by Francois Barthelat, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
imageFlying fish use their fins both to swim and glide through the air. Smithsonian Institution/Flickr

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Segmented hinges in the long, thin bones of fish fins are critical to the incredible mechanical properties of fins, and this design could inspire improved underwater...

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