Engineers discover strongest natural material(design-engineering.com)
design-engineering.com
Engineers discover strongest natural material
http://www.design-engineering.com/general/engineers-discover-strongest-natural-material-134035/
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strongest known natural material
> Mimicking their structure, the researchers say, could lead to stronger and lighter composite materials.
News like this makes me weep for all the data that has been lost forever to us with the mass extinction of smaller lifeforms over the past couple of centuries.
News like this makes me weep for all the data that has been lost forever to us with the mass extinction of smaller lifeforms over the past couple of centuries.
Bugs with steam powered weapons, for example? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_beetle
Oh great, now we can enjoy Limpet-man (and its sequels)
What the heck is up with the title? Nowhere in the article does it contain "NASA" and this is by a UK university anyway...