Saturday 21 February 2015

Limpet teeth are strongest natural material known

Limpet teeth are strongest natural material known


Scientists have discovered a natural material stronger than titanium, Kevlar and even spider silk. In fact, measurements suggest it's the strongest biological material known. The remarkable material was discovered in a place you might not have expected — in the teeth of a tiny, vegetarian sea snail called the limpet, reports a team of scientists led by Asa Barber, a professor in the school of engineering at the University of Portsmouth in England.

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