Pearl coating inspires tougher ceramics
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The arrangement of microplates in natural materials (left) gave scientists a blueprint for designing more durable ceramics (right), which have plates with similar sizes, 10-micrometer edges, and organization.
Sylvain Deville, Florian Bouville