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A sea cucumber can activate its body armor in a matter of seconds, by secreting chemicals that stiffen its soft skin. Now researchers are adapting that trick to</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>From hard to soft in seconds</title><link>http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/06/739887.aspx#740205</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:20:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:740205</guid><dc:creator>Brett, HCMC, VN</dc:creator><description>I was thinking they needed bullet pierce sensing for running away and covering but resettable armor sounds like a better application. </description></item><item><title>From hard to soft in seconds</title><link>http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/06/739887.aspx#748708</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:52:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:748708</guid><dc:creator>JC, Fairbanks, AK</dc:creator><description>Ah, a competitor for Viagra...even the shape of the sea cucumber suggests, uh . . . whatever....</description></item><item><title>From hard to soft in seconds</title><link>http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/06/739887.aspx#1591456</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:12:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1591456</guid><dc:creator>ron hermosillo</dc:creator><description>Perfect for stets...All the surgeon has to do is change the viewing fluid to conform to the needs of pushing the stet through areas with a aneurysm, therefore passing a place where rupture may be a problem. Each instance needs to be evaluated...ron</description></item></channel></rss>