Caribbean reef squid at night. | Karen Doody/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images. Both will squirt clouds of ink, partly made of melanin, to confuse attackers and use that jet propulsion to make a quick ...

This included integrating fluid reservoirs, jet actuation systems, and power sources while ensuring biocompatibility.” Triggering the propulsion mechanism at the right time was another challenge.

Outside the squid family, the octopus can cruise by at 25 MPH due to jet propulsion. Squids have the same means of a quick escape in the form of a siphon.

Hokkaido University researchers found ancient squids were the dominant ocean predators 100 million years ago - before dinosaurs went extinct.

Using jet propulsion inspired by squid, researchers demonstrate a microjet system that delivers medications directly into tissues, matching the effectiveness of traditional needles. Study ...

Squid are strong swimmers that use jet propulsion to move. They suck water into a siphon, then expel it out of the funnel in a fast, strong jet ...

Inspired by the jet-propulsion mechanisms of cephalopods 4 such as squid and cuttlefish (such as Sepia officinalis), we developed a family of microjet delivery systems.

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