A new material that mimics the exoskeleton of insects has the strength and toughness of aluminum, but weighs half as much. "Shrilk," developed by a research team at Harvard University's Wyss Institute ...
Figure 1: Results of the bio-inspired topology. (a) Photograph of a seahorse specimen, (b) deformation schematic of the square exoskeleton of seahorses, (c) topological structure and (d) ...