A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a study by McGill University researchers. Their findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved across species from Australia, Singapore and Barbados over nearly 400 million years of evolution, enables the slime’s transformation from liquid to fiber and back again. It’s a discovery that could inspire next-generation recyclable bioplastics. A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a study by McGill University researchers. Their findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved across species from Australia, Singapore and Barbados over nearly 400 million years of evolution, enables the slime’s transformation from liquid to fiber and back again. It’s a discovery that could inspire next-generation recyclable bioplastics. Biochemistry Materials Science Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Velvet worm slime: Reversible liquid-to-fiber transformation inspires sustainable materials
