New wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites

This High-Tech Wetsuit Will Protect You From Shark Bites

Sharks aren’t out to get you. They’re not lurking in the water, starving, waiting for the most delectable surfer to pass by to sate their hunger. But bites do happen. More often than not, bites happen because the sharks confuse a person in a wetsuit for a seal or some such delicious creature. Luckily, a team of researchers is working on a bite-resistant wetsuit. Marine biologist Charlie Huveneers and his team at Flinders University in Australia …

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could cut severe injuries

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could cut severe injuries

New wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites

By weaving Kevlar or polyethylene nanofibers into standard neoprene in wetsuits, researchers found ways to limit injury during rare encounters with sharks.