Deciphering nature's remarkable way of encoding functions in its biominerals holds the
potential to enable the rational development of nature‐inspired materials with tailored …

Biomineralization is a common phenomenon in plants and has been shown to be
chemically, functionally and topologically diverse. Silica and calcium carbonate have long …

The paleoecological evolution of a peat bog in the Campos region, Rio Grande do Sul State,
Brazil, was determined based on an integrated study of stratigraphy, palynology, and …

Phytoliths (siliceous structures) present in the plants have been employed in the fields of
taxonomy and archaeology for many decades. Rostraria cristata is an economically …

Biomimicking, which has been practiced since the dawn of civilization, is evidenced by
adobe bricks dated back millennia ago. One vivid example is flight, inspired by flapping …

The interrelationship of the minerals calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+) and silicon (Si) in
the sediments and in the body walls of four tropical sea cucumber species was explored by …

In present day oceans, diatoms are abundant and diverse primary producers distinguished
by their silica shells. By the Cretaceous Period, large spherical diatoms with highly silicified …

The paleoecological evolution of a peat bog in the Pampa Biome, Rio Grande do Sul State,
Brazil, was determined based on an integrated study of stratigraphy, palynology, and …

The use of peptides to template inorganic nanoparticle formation has attracted great interest
as a green route to advance structures with innovative physicochemical properties for a …