How an oyster could lead to improved body armor The translucent windowpane oyster offers clues on how to construct lightweight, transparent body armor for troops on the battlefield, say researchers.
March 31, 2014 - The Christian Science Monitor
Troops' 'turtle shell' armor The seashell of the windowpane oyster is made of layers of long diamond-shaped crystals of calcite joined together by organic material. When dented, the shell deforms via twinning, when mirror images of calcite crystals formed around the penetr Ling Li
March 31, 2014 - Fox News