Tough teeth The teeth of limpets -- small marine molluscs famous for their tiny shells that resemble umbrellas -- are the world's strongest known biological structure. The teeth, described in a new ...

(Nanowerk News) The small aquatic snail-like molluscs use a tongue bristling with tiny microscopic teeth to scrape food off rocks and into their mouths. These teeth contain a hard yet flexible ...

So you'd like to know what naturally occurring inorganic material is tougher than spider web, yes? This week Professor Asa Barber of the University of Portsmouth's School of Engineering spoke up on ...

What’s stronger than spider silk? Limpet teeth! And what’s a limpet? They’re small aquatic snails with wide, conical shells. Their tiny, millimeter-long teeth are now the record holders for the ...

As you look down on the rocky shoreline that leads to the water’s edge, it looks like an impossible habitat wherein life could survive. But upon further investigation, you will find there are many ...

Scientists have discovered a natural material stronger than titanium, Kevlar and even spider silk. In fact, measurements suggest it's the strongest biological material known. The remarkable material ...

The humble limpet could be used to inspire Grand Prix racing cars, boats and planes after scientists revealed it has teeth made of the strongest natural material known to man. The snail-like shellfish ...

As if in some well-used holiday cottage by the sea, our window sills carry glass vessels – a wine jug here, an outsized goblet there – packed with seashells from the shore. They speak for years of ...

The understory diatom species of Epithemia made up nearly 55% of the diet of the freshwater limpet Ferrissia fragilis, while these same diatom species made up <20% of the epiphyton assemblage on ...