Here we investigate mechanical deformation in the novel assembly of mineralized collagen fibrils found in such ‘armoured’ Arapaima scales by using in situ synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering ...
The ancient leather scale armor could be dated to the period between 786 and 543 BC. (D.L. Xu, P. Wertmann, M. Yibulayinmu.) In the remote Yanghai cemetery near Turfan, Northwest China, a team of ...