Crab Claws Pack Strengthening Bromide-rich Biomaterial

Friday, March 6, 2009 - 10:15 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab's pincers, consider that the claw tips may be reinforced with bromine-rich biomaterial 1.5 times harder than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant.

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