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TGIF! A collaborative team, made up of researchers from the University of Michigan (UM), the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg, and UC San Diego, was inspired by the eel to develop a transparent, flexible electric device, using 3D bioprinting technology, that could one day lead to soft, biocompatible power sources, in the form of gel packs, for implanted health monitors, future cyborgs, and other applications:

Electric Eel Inspires 3D Bioprinting Research That Could Lead to Soft, Biocompatible Power Sources

Electric Eel Inspires 3D Bioprinting Research That Could Lead to Soft, Biocompatible Power Sources

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