The boxfish's scales are connected by sutures (interlocking collagen fibers) which make the armor even stronger. On impact, the sutures’ zigzag patterns lock into place and keep the scales ...

Using a 3D printer, they printed a sheet of 144 interlocking scales out of a rigid material (an early prototype is pictured). The group hopes to eventually develop a full suit of fish-scale body ...

Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales. This new understanding of the flow patterns over the surface of ...