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Friday Squid Blogging: "Invisibility Cloak Materials Made from Reflective Self-Assembling Squid Proteins"

Security and squid:

A new study into the biophysical properties of a highly reflective and self-organizing squid protein called reflectin will inform researchers about the process of “bottom-up” synthesis of nanoscale structures and could lead to the development of thin-film coatings for microstructured materials, bringing scientists one step closer to the development of an “invisibility cloak.”

Posted on June 8, 2007 at 5:53 PM • View Comments

Friday Squid Blogging: Humboldt Squid Returns to Southern California

They’re back:

For the third time in ten years, massive amounts of Humboldt squid have been flourishing in the waters of Southern California.

“There is more population of Humboldt squid than is naturally proper,” Cassell said.

In Newport Beach, fishermen climbed aboard the Freelance, eager for their chance to land a jumbo squid.

Captain Damon Davis knows exactly where the squid are running.

“What’s unique about the last couple times they’ve been around is they’ve been huge, they’ve been big, they’ve been 20 up to almost 40 pounds, where in years past they’ve been five to 10 pounds,” Davis said.

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But Cassell says the declining number of sharks is probably what’s behind the squid invasion.

“Their population has increased a little bit because we’ve wiped out their predators,” Cassell said.

Posted on June 1, 2007 at 5:33 PM • View Comments

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