Global warming is an existential threat to life on Earth. As our planet further industrializes, the release of greenhouse gases continues to rise. One of the foremost of those gases is carbon dioxide, ...

The earth contains a plethora of strong materials, and most of these are yet to be discovered by humans. Mother of pearl, which is also known as nacre, is a material of astonishing strength with ...

Modern industry requires multi-dimensional performance design of protective structural materials. In nature, many organisms ...

Strong, tough but light is the rare but desired combination of properties for numerous artificial materials. Now a new material is similar to natural mother-of-pearl, but twice as strong. Nacre, or ...

A version of this story appeared in Volume 90, Issue 31 “Essentially, we have created a new recipe for mother-of-pearl using nature’s cookbook,” says Ullrich Steiner, who spearheaded the research.

The energy-dissipation mechanisms of the nacre-like structure, laminated structure and monolithic structure under impact. Anomalous inapplicability of nacre-like architectures as impact-resistant ...

While the modern world is build with cement, its creation is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gasses. As a result, finding ways improve its durability and safety is paramount. In a new study ...