Yes, mollusks. Mollusks have a special composite material lining their inner shell, known as “nacre.” Nacre, also known as ...

This time of year, bushels of rhubarb, potatoes, and lettuce can be harvested in abundance at the People’s Pantry, a community garden that doubles as a fresh food pantry in Blackpool, England. There, ...

Inspired by the shiny lining of mollusk shells, researchers created a cement composite 19 times more flexible and 17 times more crack-resistant than regular cement. Its properties could be applied to ...

California mandates cement industry carbon neutrality. Here are the options for how it could be done. One California cement plant burns tires and pistachio shells in its 2,700-degree kiln. Another ...

Injuries or surgeries, such as tumor removal, can create gaps in bone that are too large to heal naturally. To help regrow that bone, researchers report a new formulation for bone cement that combines ...