Thanks to 3M’s innovative technologies, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has been able to safely preserve a 300-pound, 24 foot mysterious creature for all to see up close and personal. The squid is encompassed in approximately 1,000 gallons of Novec 7100 Engineered Fluid which was donated to the museum by 3M. The exhibit opened September 2008.
Read the full press release at: http://solutions.3m.com/3MContentRetrievalAPI/BlobServlet?locale=en_US&lmd=1219678742000&assetId=1180604131947&assetType=MMM_Image&blobAttribute=ImageFile
Also visit the Smithsonian’s website at: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/ocean_hall/index.html and The Giant Squid section at: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/ocean_hall/squid.html
The website also provides details regarding the preservation of specimens and the use of 3M’s Novec Engineered Fluids: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/ocean_hall/marine_life.html
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