Engineers have discovered that with 3D printing, porcupine quills can be mimicked to design lightweight materials that can handle extreme loadings.
From nature to additive manufacturing: Biomimicry of porcupine
A prickly personality: Porcupine quills are a wonder of defensive
The Point of Porcupines – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Stories
Study of Impact Resistance Based on Porcupine Quills Bionic Thin
Wait, is that - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Tough, light and strong: Lessons from nature could lead to the
Porcupines accidentally quill themselves so often that nature
Photographs of porcupines and their quills: (a) Hystrix (provided
The Truth About Porcupine Projectiles
Kristina Inman on LinkedIn: Do porcupine quills hold the secret to
Study of Impact Resistance Based on Porcupine Quills Bionic Thin
The Point of Porcupines – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Stories
Quills – Part 1
From nature to additive manufacturing: Biomimicry of porcupine