The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material design and selection. To address this, a research team from The Hong Kong ...

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On the tenth anniversary of the launch of Nature Materials, we look back at how authors, reviewers and editors have contributed to the journal by evaluating data such as decision types and times ...

In nature, wood, shells, and other structural materials are lightweight, strong, and tough. Significantly, these materials are made at the ambient temperature in the local environment -- not at ...

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Nature-inspired materials are materials that have some component that has been inspired or derived from living organisms, in their form, function, or design.

This article outlines how Nature-Inspired Materials and Biomimicry can help with next-generation science.