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Scientists discover the first insects with shell-like armor

[ad_1] r. to Ac. echinatior ant with a whitish cuticular coating(TRS photo). b SEM image of the ant cuticle with crystalline coating. Credit: Nature Communications. Calcareous biominerals have been incorporated by many animals throughout evolutionary history, most notably by crustaceans with their characteristic shells. Surprisingly, this type of protection has …

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Explore mixed materials along compositional gradients

[ad_1] IMAGE: Kristof Toth, PhD student at Yale University (pictured above) with the electrospray deposition instrument which he designed, built and validated in collaboration with staff scientist Gregory Doerk of Brookhaven Lab’s Center for … view More Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY – Blending is a powerful strategy for …

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New material “extracts” copper from toxic wastewater

[ad_1] From left: schematic diagram of a ZIOS network; and a SEM (scanning electron microscopy) image of a ZIOS copper sample on a silicon wafer. Credit: Berkeley Lab We rely on water to quench our thirst and to irrigate abundant agricultural land. But what do you do when that once …

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