An ancient sea worm may hold the secret to a whole new category of natural materials. Its jaws combine proteins and metal ions in a way that gives them metal-like strength and unusual mechanical behavior, yet they still differ from traditional metals. Researchers believe these “bio-metals” could open new directions in materials science while revealing just how sophisticated nature’s designs can be.
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