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The unique physics of seawater as it freezes inspires a technique to produce thinly layered composites that closely mimic natural nacre. The technique, called freeze casting or ice‐templating, is described by Antoni P. Tomsia and co‐workers in article number 1703155. The technique creates materials with a hierarchical design that can be infiltrated with a variety of components to create novel materials...
Nature is very successful in designing strong and tough, lightweight materials. Examples include seashells, bone, teeth, fish scales, wood, bamboo, silk, and many others. A distinctive feature of all these materials is that their properties are far superior to those of their constituent phases. Many of these natural materials are lamellar or layered in nature. With its “brick and mortar” structure,...
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