Thursday, February 19, 2015

Limpet Aquatic Snail's Teeth are the Strongest Biological Material on Earth

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have found that limpet aquatic snail has teeth stronger than any other material on Earth. The limpets' teeth are made up of a crystalline structure so strong that it should be copied to improve our cars, aircraft, boats and space craft. Researcher Asa Barber said, "Until now we thought that spider silk was the strongest biological material because of its super-strength and potential applications in everything from bulletproof ...

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