Brown University: Not All of Nature's Layered Structures Are Tough as Animal Shells, Antlers, Study Finds
January 23, 2020
January 23, 2020
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release:
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- Engineers looking to nature for inspiration have long assumed that layered structures like those found in mollusk shells enhance a material's toughness, but a study shows that's not always the case.
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Nacre -- the iridescent part of mollusk shells -- is a poster child for biologically inspired design. Despite being . . .
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- Engineers looking to nature for inspiration have long assumed that layered structures like those found in mollusk shells enhance a material's toughness, but a study shows that's not always the case.
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Nacre -- the iridescent part of mollusk shells -- is a poster child for biologically inspired design. Despite being . . .