Artificial Gill - Undated

No sound. Two segments demonstrating General Electric’s ’artificial gill’ material, a thin silicone film that is permeable to air but not to water. Both segments are very similar: a GE engineer places a hamster in a tank where one of the walls is composed of the artificial gill material. The tank is surrounded with water, and goldfish are placed in the water for added effect. The second segment features Dr. Walter Robb, one of the developers of the material.. There is earlier footage using a ge