Seashell-inspired Sandia shield protects materials in hostile environments - EurekAlert
An ecological protective coating, stronger yet less expensive than potentially dangerous beryllium shielding, is baked of alternating layers of sugar and silica at Sandia National Laboratories. The simple result, which mimics the structure of a seagull, shoul…
image: Physicist Chad McCoy at Sandia National Laboratories Z machine loads sample coatings into holders. When Z fires, researchers will observe how well particular coatings protect objects stacked b… [+8504 chars]
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