Yes, mollusks. Mollusks have a special composite material lining their inner shell, known as “nacre.” Nacre, also known as ...

Unionid shells are characterized by an outer aragonitic prismatic layer and an inner nacreous layer. The prisms of the outer shell layer are composed of single-crystal fibres radiating from ...

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 ...

Scientists have identified a group of genes that control the formation of shapes and colour patterns on the shell of the tropical marine mollusc referred to as 'abalone'. A study published today in ...

Nacre, the rainbow-sheened material that lines the insides of mussel and other mollusk shells, is known as nature's toughest material. Now, a team of researchers has revealed precisely how it works, ...

Apparently, engineering researchers at the University of California, San Diego do. They are using the shell of the red abalone, a seaweed eating snail, as a guide for developing bullet-stopping armor.

Researchers reveal the origins of the blue-green and pink iridescence seen from the shell of a common mollusk. Haliotis Glabra is native to the Philippines. Like many pearl and mother-of-pearl ...