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Uncrackable: Scorpions and Sponges Inspire Sustainable Design
10.10.2024

A Weizmann Institute study of super-tough organisms reveals strategies for creating more sustainable, resilient human-made materials

nanoparticles assemble in the dark
01.09.2015

Self-assembling nanoparticles take their cues from their surroundings

Scanning electron microscope image of a sea urchin spine undergoing repair after breakage.
30.08.2010

 

Scientists look to biology to learn how living organisms create the amazing variety of forms and substances...

Smart Ceramics
01.10.2007

Under certain conditions, a "smart" ceramic material behaves more like rubber

Brittlestars Use Crystal Lenses To Spot Approaching Predator
23.08.2001
Brittlestars of the species Ophiocoma wendtii form crystal lenses in their skeletons that allow them to spot...