Unique structure of fist-like club of mantis shrimp could tranform body armor materials
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Military body armor and vehicle and aircraft frames could be transformed by incorporating the unique structure of the club-like arm of a crustacean that looks like an armored caterpillar, according to findings by a team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering and elsewhere published online today, June 7, in the journal Science.