In a new study from Princeton University, scientists turned toward the humble oyster and its iridescent composite material nacre for design inspiration. Matching the characteristics of nacre at ...

"We are only scratching the surface." Researchers create 'crack-resistant' cement inspired by seashells — here's how it can ...

But one of its greatest natural treasures is a strange world of gray stone. ♪♪ A rocky wonderland on Ireland's west coast called the Burren. At first glance, the Burren seems barren and lifeless.

This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the irritant and protects the mollusc from it. When pearls are cultured commercially an irritant is manually inserted ...

Here you will find videos and activities about the Stone Age. Try them out, and then test your knowledge with a short quiz before exploring the rest of the collection. Narrator: Excuse me.

The Stone Age in Britain took place between around 15000BC to 2500BC. The Mesolithic period is known as the middle stone age. Stone Age people cut up their food with sharpened stones and cooked it ...

In July’s Book Club award-winning poet Jen Hadfield talks to Belinda Bamber about how living in Shetland inspires her work. C ...

Rob Stone, who co-founded the influential music marketing company Cornerstone Agency and the magazine the Fader, died Monday after a battle with cancer, according to social media posts from his ...

In that one year’s time the pearl oyster would lay down a thin layer of its own nacre, producing a lustrous ... chapel was replaced by one with a stone structure. While the exterior isn ...

Rosetta Stone flips the script. You can ditch the endless memorization and thrust yourself into real-life situations. Imagine confidently navigating conversations with native speakers, from ...

The Queens Of The Stone Age mainman also promises that he and his bands are going to lead Download through “A night that you will never fucking remember.” The sense of decadence may be more ...

Nacre is made up of hexagonal slabs of the hard ... Concrete, which is made up of cement and a pulverized blend of materials such as stone and sand, is one of the most ubiquitously consumed ...