Inspired by seashells, scientists at Sandia National Labs have engineered a versatile new material that’s incredibly inexpensive, strong, lightweight, and heat resistant. The material could find use ...

The risk of injury in professional sport has been a central feature in recent debates about how well protected our stars are. Only recently, Argentine football player Emanuel Ortega died of a fatal ...

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a seashell-inspired material for more powerful plastic, which can both improve the recycling ability of the material and also use it in high-stress areas, ...

Nature has spent millions of years building better protection. Think of a turtle’s shell, the hard outer shell of a crab, or the shiny inside of a seashell. These aren’t just for show. They help ...