Not all of nature's layered structures are tough as animal shells and antlers

ScienceDaily
Jan 17, 2020, 11:08 am177 ptsTrending
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. The findings may help engineers avoid 'naive biomimicry, the researchers say.

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