To devise this new structural technique, Tonkin Liu looked to the age-old structures of mollusk shells. A variety of species exhibit highly efficient shells that offer amazing protection from the ...

When the word “shell” is mentioned, most people think of the seashell variety, although in this gun-control-conscious age, shell, as in ammunition, is the more common usage. With over 100,000 species ...

The Princeton University course on German thin-shell structures in fall 2012 that resulted in the exhibition "Evolution of German Shells: Efficiency in Form" was co-taught by Sigrid Adriaenssens and ...