Glass is one of the most useful materials in our modern world, but being prone to cracking or shattering is a major downside. Scientists at McGill University have developed a new type of glass ...

Nacre, an iridescent material that lines some seashells, gains strength and toughness from its structure: brittle mineral chips glued into layers by squishy proteins. Now researchers have used the ...

A type of glass that bends like plastic has been created by copying seashells. It could be used to make safer windows, more shatterproof screens for phones and even foldable screens that don’t scratch ...