Fibre-optical features of a glass sponge - Some superior technological secrets have come to light from a deep-sea organism

被引：217
作者：
Sundar, VC
Yablon, AD
Grazul, JL
Ilan, M
Aizenberg, J
机构：
[1] Bell Labs, Lucent Technol, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[2] OFS, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Zool, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
来源：
NATURE | 2003年 / 424卷 / 6951期
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D O I：
10.1038/424899a
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Some superior technological secrets have come to light from a deep-sea organism.
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