Sea Sponges Master Nano-technology

Mick Ohrberg writes "It has been discovered that sea sponges utilizes a biomolecular mechanism to direct nanofabrication of silica to create microscopic glass fibers. It's a protein that acts as a catalyst for the formation of glass from the biomineral. What's it all lead to? Hopefully a way to achieve nanostructural fabrication at low temperatures, instead of in vacuum and at high temperatures as with current technologies."

Comments

So now i'll be afraid

[sinergy]

of getting shards of glass stuck into me every time i bathe.

Spongebob learned

[Anonymous Coward]

Spongebob learned from all the time spent fighting his microscopic nemesis Plankton.

Am I the only one

[Discoflamingo13]

who read this article title as "Sponges Master Nano-technology, Humanity Doomed"? Maybe I'm just having a Morbo moment. Well, In the spirit of "I, for one, accept our new nanotech sponge overlords yadda yadda", here's Dolphins Evolve Opposable Thumbs

Re:Not that unusual

[Anonymous Coward]

You know what I think? Teeth suck. I'd rather have stainless steel teeth that wouldn't get cavities and couldn't crack.

Re: The Stainless Steel Teeth's Revenge

[some guy I know]

I'd rather have stainless steel teeth

There are several disadvantages to stainless steel teeth:

1. They pick up fingerprints very easily.
2. If you have stainless steel teeth, you can never be the super-villian, only one of his henchmen, and when you finally get the (somewhat geeky) girl, the two of you end up being stranded on a rapidly-deteriorating space station.
   (You do get rescued later, though.)
3. You may pick up a radio station playing hip-hop, or, even worse, Rush Limbaugh.
4. People may complain that you have "stainless steel" breath.
5. When getting an MRI, your head may get ripped off.

coincidence

[Transcendent]

The chair of nanotechnology at my university was taken over by some guy named Squarepants.... Bob Squarepants a few months ago.

Hmph... wonder if it's related.