The fantastic armor of a wonder snail
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 20:07
in Earth & Climate
Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk, whose armor could improve load-bearing and protective materials in everything from aircraft hulls to sports equipment. Researchers at the National Science Foundation-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the M