Distinct diagrams were obtained with this material, the fibre diagrams being identical with those obtained from chitin of animal origin (wing of Periplaneta).

Unlike traditional filtration methods, which often fail to capture nano-sized plastics and risk reintroducing pollutants when materials degrade, the team's chitin-based material offers a ...

A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group from Japan, developed a technology ...

A team of researchers from Wuhan University has recently developed a promising material capable of absorbing up to 99.9% of these pollutants. Their invention is based on a combination of chitin ...

Chitins are a crafting ingredient in Ark Scorched Earth that may be utilized at various game stages to create various materials ... Getting chitin in the early game will help you build water ...

Mantis shrimp can deal incredible blows without damaging themselves, but how? The makeup of their armor is key.

Credit: Hongbing Deng/University of Wuhan But the material that comprises the sponge itself could be an issue. Called Ct-Cel, the sponge consists of chitin and cellulose. While the researchers ...

Chitin is one of the most important resources in Ark Lost Island, used to tame creatures and craft weapons and armor. You can also make cementing paste from chitin. This resource is gathered by ...