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Issue: January 2009, page: 8
Tough ceramic mimics mother of pearl
Scientists working for the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have mimicked the structure of nacre, also known as the mother of pearl, to create the toughest ceramic ever produced.
