Scorpions go terminator mode and reinforce their weapons with metal

Scorpions are armed with dual front pincers (technically known as chelae or pedipalp appendages) and a venom-injecting telson ...

Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power

Scientists studied 18 species and found iron and zinc concentrated at the puncturing tips and grasping edges to improve prey ...
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Zebra stripes, leopard spots: frozen metal patterns defy conventional metallurgy

"Stripy zebra, spotty leopard, ...". Kids never become bored pinpointing animals based on their unique body patterns. While it is fascinating that living creatures develop distinct patterns on their ...
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Zebra stripes, leopard spots and other patterns on the skin of frozen metal alloys defying conventional metallurgy

(Nanowerk News) “Stripy zebra, spotty leopard, …”. Kids never become bored pinpointing animals based on their unique body patterns. While it is fascinating that living creatures develop distinct ...
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Teams invent a new metallization method of modified tannic acid photoresist patterning

The micro/nano metal pattern formation is a key step in the assembly of various devices. However, ex situ approaches of metal patterning limited their industrial applications due to the poor stability ...