The systematic fabrication of advanced materials will require the construction of
architectures over scales ranging from the molecular to the macroscopic. The basic …

Soft and hard materials at interfaces exhibit mismatched behaviors, such as mismatched
chemical or biochemical reactivity, mechanical response, and environmental adaptability …

The structural complexity of composite biomaterials and biomineralized particles arises from
the hierarchical ordering of inorganic building blocks over multiple scales. Although …

The Pigment Compendium Dictionary is a comprehensive information source for scientists,
art historians, conservators and forensic specialists. Drawn together from extensive …

Biogenic calcium carbonate forms the inorganic component of seashells, otoliths, and many
marine skeletons, and its formation is directed by an ordered template of macromolecules …

Crystalline materials are crucial to the function of living organisms, in the shells of molluscs,,,
the matrix of bone, the teeth of sea urchins, and the exoskeletons of coccoliths. However …

How do crystals nucleate and grow? Why and how do crystals form such a wide variety of
morphologies, from polyhedral to dendritic and spherulitic forms? These are questions that …

This is an annotated species-level overview and classification of living coccolithophores. It is
primarily intended to act as an aide memoire to coccolithophorid taxonomy, with brief notes …

Planktic microfossils arguably provide the most complete (stratigraphic and taxonomic)
record of biodiversity of any group of organisms. The phytoplankton record is of particular …

* Provides new insights into materials science* Indicates the value of biology in materials
science* Demonstrates how new interdisciplinary studies are influencing the fields of …