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    Synthetic materials mimic seashells to enhance energy absorption

    May 20, 2025, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

    Researchers seated behind a hand scale prototype of their new multilayer material.
    Professor Shelly Zhang, center, joined by fellow researchers Rahul Dev Kundu, left, and Shi Zhao, right, have developed a synthetic multi-layered material where each layer responds to stress differently. This original concept is derived from bones and clam shells, which use multiple layers to help heal from trauma. The researchers envision this being used in things like car bumpers and even wearable bandages. Photo taken at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Photo by Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

    Millions of years of evolution have enabled some marine animals to grow complex protective shells composed of multiple layers that work together to dissipate physical stress...

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