Tiny Spacesuits Keep Bugs From Exploding in Vacuum | Video

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A scanning electron microscope must look at objects in vacuum in order to work. To study live insects, scientists dipped ants and spider into diluted "tiny spacesuit" surfactant, a substance that creates a hard nanosuit, which repairs itself if broken should the creature move. Full Story On Live Science: http://goo.gl/j4KVx7 Credit: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Takaku et al. / mash mix: Live Science

Published 2015-01-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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