How oysters helped create nearly 'bulletproof' glass

The material could be used for everything from windows and windshields to solar panels and touch screens

Oysters.
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Each week, we spotlight a cool innovation recommended by some of the industry's top tech writers. This week's pick is shatterproof glass.

The molecular structure of the mother-of-pearl inside an oyster shell showed scientists how to create glass that is "virtually shatterproof," said Roni Dengler at Discover. The "bioinspired" glass designed by engineers at McGill University is "two to three times more impact resistant than" tempered or even "bulletproof" laminated glass.

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