Nanowerk

Particle collision method creates core-shell microparticles with nanoparticle shells

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking 'Hybrid Supraparticle Synthesis Technology' that attaches inorganic nanoparticles to the surface of polymer microparticles through simple mechanical ...
The Conversation

Empty mollusc shells hold the story of evolution, even for extinct species. Now we can decode it

Nic Rawlence receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund. Kerry Walton does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...
The New York Times

Clamshells Fascinate a Greek Jeweler

The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, ...
Fast Company

Hermit crabs are using plastic pollution as shells

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs, and broken glass bottles as shelters instead of shells. Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying these ...
The News-Press

Expert shares his Top-10 list of rare shells to look for when you are combing the beach

An expert from the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has compiled a list of rare shells found in Florida. The popular and rare Junonia shell was intentionally excluded from this particular list. A ...