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snailBiomimicry: is there anything it can't do? The latest example of science imitating nature comes from researchers at MIT who have discovered that the shell of a tiny deep-sea snail could give way to tough, lightweight body armor. The snail in question -- Crysomallon squamiferum, or the scaly-foot gastropod -- was first discovered in 1999....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/three-layered-snail-shell-inspires-better-body-armor/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
snailBiomimicry: is there anything it can't do? The latest example of science imitating nature comes from researchers at MIT who have discovered that the shell of a tiny deep-sea snail could give way to tough, lightweight body armor. The snail in question -- Crysomallon squamiferum, or the scaly-foot gastropod -- was first discovered in 1999....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/three-layered-snail-shell-inspires-better-body-armor/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
seasnail-ed01Biomimicry: is there anything it can't do? The latest example of science imitating nature comes from researchers at MIT who have discovered that the shell of a tiny deep-sea snail could give way to tough, lightweight body armor. The snail in question -- Crysomallon squamiferum, or the scaly-foot gastropod -- was first discovered in 1999....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/three-layered-snail-shell-inspires-better-body-armor/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
