Making sense of science
- Published: 22/02/2012 at 08:35 AM
- Newspaper section: Life
Did you know it is the calcium carbide in turtle shell that was the source of inspiration for an army tank? The same way it was the shark scale's water pressure-reducing qualities for a swimsuit and the adhesive protein that enables green mussels to cling onto a rock for glue?
PHOTO: JETJARAS NA RANONG
As is the same for millions and millions of inventions in this world _ all are based on knowledge from science plus observations and the imagination of generations of human beings.
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- Writer: Sippachai Kunnuwong
