Can Bacteria Make Stronger Cars, Airplanes or Armor? (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Can Bacteria Make Stronger Cars, Airplanes or Armor?

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FIG. 1 THE LIVING MATERIALS CREATED BY USC VITERBI RESEARCHERS MIMICS THE BOULIGAND STRUCTURE FOUND IN MANY STRONG, FRACTURE-RESISTANT AND ENERGY DAMPING MATERIALS FOUND IN NATURE.

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Qiming Wang, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

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