Image of the Day: Shark Skin. Fish scales follow a model famed computer scientist Alan Turing developed to describe patterns observed in other animals’ feathers, ... high-resolution images and the ...

Previously, scientists have examined shark denticles in impressive detail using scanning electron microscopes, a technology that can take images at the resolution of nanometers.

By taking high-resolution images of the microscopic denticles, the scientists were able to zoom in and isolate a single denticle. After gathering enough data, the researchers were able to ...

Artificial shark skin with rigid denticles attached to a flexible membrane. Photo credit: James Weaver. Lauder’s group then subjected their 3D-printed faux skin to a series of tests in water.

Real shark skin (top right) compared with a 3D-printed material (bottom right), the Speedo FS Fastskin II (bottom left), and the Speedo Lzr Racer Elite 2 (top left). Molly Gabler-Smith ...

Since modifying real shark skin isn't possible, Lauder and his colleagues manufactured an artificial skin. The researchers found a mako shark in a local fish market and took a high-resolution scan ...

People have thought for decades that the rough skin of sharks may give them a swimming boost and now scientists from Harvard University have made the first ever realistic simulated shark skin.

Sharks are extremely flexible creatures, and that flexibility allows their skin to reduce drag in the water. When worn by swimmers, the human body's comparative rigidity limits the ability of the ...