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  <title><![CDATA[Scientists develop incredible seashell-inspired material that could be used on space missions: 'Tackles a fundamental mechanics problem']]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<div>Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2502613122" id="OWAa7ae8f85-6016-0039-a847-4bea0f8f4cce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2502613122">seashell-inspired material</a>&nbsp;for more powerful plastic, which can both improve the recycling ability of the material and also use it in high-stress areas, such as space, as <a href="https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/georgia-tech-seashell-inspired-recycled-plastics" id="OWA743093e3-b08d-4b33-6e29-b8e396d69f0f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/georgia-tech-seashell-inspired-recycled-plastics">Interesting Engineering</a>&nbsp;reported.</div><div>Because there are so many <a href="https://chemistry.princeton.edu/news/earth-week-chemsplainer-why-is-plastic-so-hard-to-recycle/" id="OWA3359579f-0f72-1c30-0c4c-ece507bbcca2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://chemistry.princeton.edu/news/earth-week-chemsplainer-why-is-plastic-so-hard-to-recycle/">different types of plastics</a>, recycling them is difficult, as well as pricey.</div>]]></body>
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      <value>2025-09-28</value>
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