bioinspired materials Archives

Review from Professor Markus Buehler featured on the cover of Nature Reviews: Materials

April 16, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

A review from Professor Markus Buehler, former postdoc Shengjie Ling and David Kaplan of Tufts University was featured on the cover of the April edition of Nature Reviews: Materials. The paper, entitled “Nanofibrils in nature and […]

Professor Markus Buehler’s research featured in Popular Science

September 8, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Research from McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler and graduate student Grace Gu into the unique structure of conch shells was featured in Popular Science. The article details three bioinspired materials: alligator gar, […]

Research from Professor Markus Buehler featured in Smithsonian Magazine

June 14, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Research from department head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler into the strength and structure of conch shells was featured in Smithsonian Magazine. Buehler, graduate student Grace Gu, and postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli recreated the structure […]

New research into the strong, tough structure of conch shells could be used for body armor

May 26, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Research into the structure, strength and toughness of conch shells from graduate student Grace Gu, postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli, and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler, was recently published in Advanced Materials. The researchers showed how the […]