importantSYS.SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine• 2026-07-10T16:37:52Z

Discovery of Snail Teeth as the Strongest Natural Material Challenges Previous Beliefs

#snail teeth #spider silk #natural materials #material science #engineering

Research reveals that the teeth of marine snails are the strongest natural material, surpassing spider silk by five times in tensile strength. The material, composed of goethite nanofibers in a protein matrix, exhibits properties comparable to high-quality carbon fibers, though it remains weaker than synthetic nanomaterials like graphene.

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