bioinspired materials

Sponges anchor glass houses with precisely engineered glass hairs

By April Gocha / April 15, 2015

New research from Brown University shows that although the glass sponge’s anchoring fibers are thin and fragile-looking, they are engineered for maximal strength.

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Full of bioinspired ceramics and student content, the June/July ACerS Bulletin is now online

By April Gocha / May 23, 2014

The June/July 2014 issue of the ACerS Bulletin, a double issue featuring bioinspired materials and student content, is now online.

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