UD will work in snail's style, but not pace, to boost armor Techniques of nanotechnology will be applied to building a formidable shell for military use.

From: Dayton Daily News | Date: December 23, 2006| Author: Jim DeBrosse Staff Writer | Copyright information

DAYTON -- If you want insight into how nanotechnology can make armor for Humvees and soldiers lighter and tougher, consider the lowly sea snail.

By alternating very thin layers of a hard chalk-like material with layers of its own sticky proteins (snail spittle, if you will), sea snails create shells that are tough, light and durable -- so durable, in fact, that they wash up on sea shores long after the snail itself dies.

The University of Dayton Research Institute hopes to mimi...

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