Some shrimp make plasma with their claws. Now a 3-D printed claw can too
A replica of the appendage creates bubbles that produce high pressures and temperatures
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OH SNAP! Snapping shrimp slam their claws shut, producing bubbles that generate plasma and unleash shock waves at prey. Scientists have now reproduced this phenomenon using a 3-D printed claw replica.
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