World’s smartest shell? New armor material reacts in real time to crashes and impacts

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World’s smartest shell? New armor material reacts in real time to crashes and impacts
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Inspired by seashells, engineers have built synthetic materials with programmable layers that adapt to impact.

Nature has spent millions of years building better protection. Think of a turtle’s shell, the hard outer shell of a crab, or the shiny inside of a seashell. These aren’t just for show. They help animals survive by spreading out force, soaking up impacts, and bending instead of breaking.Now, engineers are using those same ideas to create a new kind of man-made material. Inspired by seashells in particular, they’ve built a layered synthetic material that doesn’t just take a hit but adapts to it.

But here, the researchers use it as a controlled response.Depending on the impact, the synthetic layers buckle in stages. This staggered response helps spread out the force and absorb more energy than traditional shock-absorbing materials.

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