Comment by larusso
11 hours ago
I thought that shark skin foil was a thing for years. Where they tried to emulate the micro roughness of shark skin.
11 hours ago
I thought that shark skin foil was a thing for years. Where they tried to emulate the micro roughness of shark skin.
The article says the investigators identify this as something fundamentally different than the shark skin effect.
The article contrasts it with a manufacturing process known as “shark skin.” I wonder if it’s entirely identical to the skin of a shark or a marketing term?
Sorry the article is paywalled and I reacted to the comment about sanded surfaces. I remember seeing documentation or other nature documentation’s about the shark skin effect. I had the chance to touch a shark and a ray in an aquarium but never felt the shark skin foil. I assume the properties would be the same though.