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How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Oded Shoseyov · TED

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What do you get when you combine the strongest materials from the plant world with the most elastic ones from the insect kingdom? Super-performing materials that might transform ... everything. Nanobiotechnologist Oded Shoseyov walks us through examples of amazing materials found throughout nature, in everything from cat fleas to sequoia trees, and shows the creative ways his team is harnessing them in everything from sports shoes to medical implants.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED@BCG Paris
Speaker
Oded Shoseyov
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Engineering, Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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