/miam/taxonomy/term/877/all en /miam/article/unbreakable-glass-inspired-seashells-news <p>Scientists from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº develop stronger and tougher glass, inspired by the inner layer of mollusk shells. Instead of shattering upon impact, the new material has the resiliency of plastic and could be used to improve cell phone screens in the future, among other applications.</p> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:50:37 +0000 "Centrifugation and index-matching yields a strong and transparent bioinspired nacreous composite" by Ali Amini, Adele Khavari, Francois Barthelat, and Allen J. Ehrlicher was published in Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0277 5758 at /miam