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MIT: Unusual snail shell could be a model for better armor
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A team of materials scientists, led by MIT Associate Professor Christine Ortiz, report that the shell of the so-called "scaly-foot" snail is unlike any other naturally occurring or manmade armor. The study suggests that its unique ...
MISTI launches exchange program with Israel - Nanotechnology Now
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Professor Christine Ortiz of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, who will serve as faculty director of the new MISTI-Israel Program, said, "The quality of ongoing science and engineering education and ...
Snail shell study could lead to improved armor for soldiers | reef tools
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A study of Scaly-foot gastropod, Crysomallon squamiferum, may lead researcher on a path to developing a better designed armor for soldiers and vehicles. Christine Ortiz, an MIT Associate Professor, reports that the shell of ...
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