Cement is the most commonly used construction material in the world, used to create everything from skyscrapers to sidewalks.

Natural materials have extraordinary mechanical properties, which are based on sophisticated arrangements and combinations of multiple building blocks. One key aspect of today’s materials research ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The remarkable properties of some natural materials have motivated many researchers to synthesize biomimetic nanocomposites that attempt to reproduce Nature’s achievements and to ...

“If we can engineer concrete to resist crack propagation, we can make it tougher, safer and more durable.” To make their nacre-like composite material, the researchers created hexagonal tablets from ...

Researchers from Ocean University of China and Qilu Hospital of Shandong University have developed nacre-derived biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) composite scaffolds that combine osteogenic and ...

Structure of the nacre-mimetic material as visualized by electron microscopy. (Image: P. Das, DWI) The structure of nacre resembles a brick wall at the microscopic scale: Calcium carbonate platelets ( ...