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2019

Title: UC Berkeley professor Robert Ritchie co-leads study on fish scales which may provide better armor
Source: https://www.dailycal.org
Date: October 24, 2019

Title: Barbs of a feather support flight together
Source: https://www.cambridge.org
Date: February 22, 2019

Title: Here’s why Rapunzel’s hair makes a great rope ladder
Source: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/
Date: March 8, 2019

Title: This Huge Amazonian Fish That Lives In Piranha-Infested Waters Has Some Of The Toughest Scales On The Planet
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/
Date: October 16, 2019

Title: Marc Andre Meyers FN’16 Planning for the completion of the Roosevelt Rondon Centennial Expedition
Source: https://explorers.org/
Date: November 2018

Title: The mighty pirarucu
Source: http://www.economistbrazil.com.br/
Date: October 19, 2019

Title: Why deep-sea dragonfish have transparent teeth
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: This Utterly Creepy Deep-Sea Dragonsh Has Nearly Invisible Teeth
Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/
Date: June 7, 2019

Title: The transparent teeth of this dragonsh evolved for one lethal purpose
Source: https://www.sciencemag.org/
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: The Deep-Sea Dragonfish Has One of the Most Terrifying Smiles on Earth
Source: https://gizmodo.com
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Scientists solve the mystery of the dragon with transparent teeth
Source: https://www.reuters.com
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Scientists reveal secrets of dragonfish's 'invisible'fangs
Source: https://www.theguardian.com
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: 'Mini monsters': Scientists crack secret of dragonfish's deadly transparent teeth
Source: https://www.nytimes.com
Date: June 6, 2019

Title: Meet the Deep-Sea Dragonfish. Its Transparent Teeth Are Stronger Than a Piranha’s.
Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Like a Monster from the Movie 'Alien': Deep Sea Dragonfish Have Transparent Teeth for 'Deadly Invisible Weapon'
Source: https://www.newsweek.com
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Tiny structures in dragonfish teeth turn them into invisible daggers
Source: https://www.sciencenews.org
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Here's Why the Supernaturally Creepy Dragon Invisible Teeth
Source: https://www.livescience.com
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Dragonfish: How deep-sea predator evolved nanocrystals that make its fearsome teeth invisible to prey
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Behold the marvelous, translucent teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com
Date: June 5, 2019

Title: Feathers: Better than Velcro?
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com
Date: January 16, 2019

2018

Title: A whale of a material
Source: . https://doi.org
Date: December 12, 2018

Title: Scientists unlock structural secrets of whale baleen
Source: https://phys.org
Date: Novermber 26, 2018

Title: Ancient ‘living fossil’ fish has scales that act as adaptable armour
Source: https://www.newscientist.com
Date: October 9, 2018

2017

Title: Der Wissenschaftler als Abenteurer
Source: https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de
Date: July 10, 2017

Title: Paddling Through the Amazon 100 Years after Teddy Roosevelt
Source: http://www.leibniz-inm.de
Date: June 27, 2017

Title: Body armor of the future could be made of human hair
Source: https://nypost.com/
Date: January 20, 2017

2015

Title: Why the seahorse's tail is square And how it could be an inspiration for robots and medical devices
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150702151308.htm
Date: July 2, 2015

Title: Why seahorses have square tails
Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/why-seahorses-have-square-tails
Date: July 2, 2015

Title: Why seahorses have square tails
Source: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/why-seahorses-have-square-tails
Date: July 16, 2015

Title: Why Seahorses Have Square Tails
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-seahorses-have-square-tails-180955802/
Date: July 2, 2018

Title: Why Do Seahorses Have Square Tails?
Source: https://www.popsci.com/seahorse-tails-are-harder-better-squarer-and-stronger
Date: July 2, 2018

Title: The Boxfish: a fish that traded speed for armor
Source: https://medium.com/@STMDigest/boxfish-a-fish-that-traded-speed-for-armor-b6618c7628f3
Date: July 28, 2015

Title: The Boxfish Could Lead To Better Body Armor And Flexible Electronics
Source: https://hardforum.com/threads/the-boxfish-could-lead-to-better-body-armor-and-flexible-electronics.1870848/#post-1041769653
Date: August 1, 2015

Title: Seahorse's Square Tail Could Pump Up Robotic Arms
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/seahorses-square-tail-could-pump-robotic-arms-n386026
Date: July 2, 1015

Title: Biomechanics: Seahorses benefit from square tails
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/523131e
Date: July 8, 2015

Title: Sea horse's square tail could inspire future armored robots
Source: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-seahorse-tail-robotics-20150702-story.html
Date: July 2, 2015

Title: Science: Curiously Square Seahorse Tail Could Inspire Engineering Advances
Source: https://www.aaas.org/news/science-curiously-square-seahorse-tail-could-inspire-engineering-advances
Date: July 2, 2015

Title: Experiments with 3D models of seahorse’s tail advances robotic surgery
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/experiments-with-3d-models-of-seahorse-s-tail-advances-robotic-surgery-10362099.html
Date: July 2, 2015

Title: Boxfish Skin Could Inspire New Materials for Body Armor, Robots and Flexible Electronics
Source: https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=44245#
Date: July 30, 2015

Title: Boxfish shell inspires new materials for body armor and flexible electronics
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150729101924.htm
Date: July 29, 2015

Title: A Boxsh is Bio-Inspiring New Materials for Robots and Flexible Electronics
Source: https://clapway.com/2015/07/30/a-boxfish-is-bio-inspiring-new-materials-for-robots-and-flexible-electronics-353/
Date: July 7, 2015

Title: The Boxsh Could Lead To Better Body Armor And Flexible Electronics
Source: https://m.hardocp.com/news/2015/08/01/boxfish_could_lead_to_better_body_armor_flexible_electronics/
Date: August 1, 2015

Title: The Skinny On Skin: Whay Makes Skin So Tough
Source: http://www.insidescience.org/
Date: May 4, 2015

Title: Skin Tough: Study at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source shows why skin is resistant to tearing.
Source: http://www.labmanager.com
Date: April 2, 2015

Title: Skin Tough: secret of the resistance to tearing
Source: http://www.technology.org
Date: April 1, 2015

Title: Why your skin is so tough: Revolting experiment reveals how collagen straightens and stretches when pulled
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
Date: April 1, 2015

Title: Skin tough
Source: http://www.nanowerk.com
Date: March 31, 2015

Title: Skin Tough
Source: http://www.healthcanal.com
Date: March 31, 2015

Title: Skin Tough: Study at Advanced Light Source Shows Why Skin is Resistant to Tearing
Source: http://phys.org/
Date: March 31, 2015

Title: Skin Tough: Why Skin is Resistant to Tearing
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Date: March 31, 2015

2014

Title: Treacherous Journey on River of Doubt
Source:http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/dec/01/tp-treacherous-journey-on-river-of-doubt/
Date: December 1, 2014

Title: Expedition to follow Roosevelt's Amazon route
Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/12/tp-expedition-to-follow-roosevelts-amazon-route/
Date: October 12, 2014

Title: UCSD engineer making risky Amazon trek
Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/
Date: October 8, 2014

Title: A return to the River of Doubt
Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/
Date: March 16, 2014

Title: Going Where Teddy Roosevelt Dared a Century Ago
Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/
Date: March 17, 2014

2013

2012

Title: Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-proof Armor
Source: UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
Date: 2012


Title: Piranha Vs. Arapaima: Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-Proof Armor
Source: ScienceDaily
Date: 2012


Title: Armored Fish Defies Piranhas
Source: Science
Date: 2012


Title: Rüstung gegen Piranhas
Source: Der Spiegel
Date: 2012

2011

2010

Title: Meet a Member: Marc Meyers, Building Bridges to Brazil
Source: TMS Member Profiles
Date: 2010

2009

Title: Acta Materialia Award
Source: ASM NEWS
Date: 2010

Title: Marc Meyers Brings Acta Materialia Award Home to Brazil
Source: Materials Technology @ TMS
Date: October 7, 2009

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