15 natural materials that outperform steel — and that engineers are still trying to copy
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Nature has engineered materials that outperform steel in strength, flexibility, or toughness — and scientists are still struggling to replicate them. From spider silk to nacre (mother-of-pearl) to bone, these biological materials achieve remarkable performance through complex microscopic structures that modern manufacturing can't yet fully duplicate.
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