Archeology
1,800-year-old shield reveals the glory days of the Roman Empire
A shield made of wood and leather dating to around 250 AD is one of the few complete Roman artifacts ever found.
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Top 7 famous armors dating back centuries
Throughout history, many unique armors have been designed and used in combat such as
Archeology
A 165-million-year-old armored beast appears, 'strange and unprecedented'
Six meters long and sporting a unique asymmetrical leather armor, the North African beast is a completely new species of the Stegosaur family.
Biology
Successfully made shoes and leather wallets from... bacteria
British researchers have successfully genetically modified Komagataeibacter bacteria to create a type of skin
New technology
New fake leather made from mushrooms growing on old bread
The new type of imitation leather has many of the same properties as real leather, uses natural materials that are not harmful to the environment, and has a short produc…
Scientific application
9x Vietnamese inventor makes fabric from seafood shells
A young Vietnamese-born inventor, Uyen Tran, found a way to reuse shrimp shell by-products and combine coffee grounds into a substitute for leather.
Archeology
Rare leather scale armor discovered in Chinese tombs
About 2,500 years ago, a man in Northwest China was buried with armor made of more than 5,000 skin scales.
Health
Development of artificial skin from mushrooms that looks like real leather
Scientists have developed a real leather alternative from mycelium that looks and feels like real leather.
Archeology
Incredible discovery of the human world 'superman' extinct
Scientists continue to discover the intricate bone instruments and leather goods created by ancient Neanderthals in the midst of our Homo sapiens.
New technology
Manufacture of handheld leather printers to handle severe burns
A team of researchers in Canada has successfully developed a handheld 3D skin printer to handle severe burns by 'printing' skin cells directly onto the wound.
New technology
Successfully created the world's first spray-based artificial leather
Japanese cosmetic company Kao has developed a special moisturizing mask, which can be used to cover scars or create transparent medical stickers in the future.
Health
3D printing artificial leather - a new step for cosmetics industry
This artificial leather has the same chemical and biological properties as human skin, printed in less than a minute.
Medicine - Health
It is possible to create skin layers including blood vessels using 3D biological printers
NDT - Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a method to create a living skin complete with blood vessels using 3D printing.
Environment
Young girl preparing plastic bag that decomposes in a few weeks from skin and fish scales
Although it looks a lot like plastic, the initial test results show that it is tougher and stronger than normal plastic bags, and is safe for the environment.
New technology
This high-tech jacket allows the hearing impaired to 'feel' the music on their skin
The hearing impaired can already enjoy the music. This seemingly unbelievable story has just come true, when a British technology company just invented a public jacket .…