Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial

Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 09:36 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab's pinchers, consider that the claw tips may be reinforced with bromine-rich biomaterial 1.5 times harder than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant, says a University of Oregon scientist...

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