Tough Ceramic Mimics Mother of Pearl

Multimedia · Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2008

OSTI ID:1047518

Ritchie, Robert

Berkeley Lab scientists have mimicked the structure of mother of pearl to create what may well be the toughest ceramic ever produced. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/press-releases/2008/12/05/scientists-create-tough-ceramic-that-mimics-mother-of-pearl/

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1047518
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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