A biologist invented an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial nacre using ... also known as mother-of-pearl. An exceptionally tough, stiff material produced by ...

One natural substance scientists have looked to in creating synthetic materials is nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl ... most methods used to produce artificial nacre are complex and energy ...

The substance mimics the structure of mother-of-pearl ... make the new plastic from a polymer called polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) commonly used in paints and glue, and nano-sized sheets of mineral ...

Artificial mother-of-pearl can be made by mimicking the natural ... in Hefei and his colleagues built their own matrix by growing sheets of ice, which squeezed a solution of the biopolymer ...

The researchers who created the artificial mother-of-pearl say it is environmentally friendly and tougher than the oyster-made product. It also has an iridescent shine that's similar to real ...

Plasticiet debuted its limited-edition Mother of Pearl collection ... work with plastic companies across the Netherlands to find new uses for recycled plastics. The company produces sheet-plastics ...

Also known as nacre, mother of pearl is the hard iridescent coating ... and Swiss scientists have now figured out how to make an artificial version of it, which can be "tuned" for different ...

A new synthetic material similar in structure to nacre – mother of pearl – is likely the toughest ... freeze it to encourage ice to form in sheets. The ice acts as a mould, sandwiching the ...

Among the most prized are those that contain iridescent mother of pearl (also known as nacre ... or medical applications, but so far artificial nacre has not been as strong as its natural counterpart.