DINORAH MARTÍNEZ SCHULTE, founder of Mexico-based design studio Manufactura, joined forces with Nancy Diniz and Frank ...

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with ...

By sending nanoemulsion formulations on a space flight, scientists are investigating whether chitosan—a material derived from shrimp and widely used to control the release of medications—performs well ...

While chitin is currently derived from shrimp shells, there is a growing interest in commercializing chitin sourced from insects. This review compares chitin from various sources, including ...

The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known as dactyl clubs. But when it smashes the shells of its prey, these ...

Around two hundred limpets Cellana toreuma, with shell length 3-4 cm, were collected around July ... 10 mg goethite (laboratory preparation) or chitin (Biodee, China) was washed and supplemented with ...