The beetle's back and the crab's shell owe their toughness to a common compound called chitin that now appears to trigger airway inflammation and possibly asthma, scientists have found. The beetle ...

Its eyes, mouthparts, and front and back legs appear blue (1) because these body parts are low in chitin, the hard substance that makes up a crab’s shell. The parts of this crab that have a more ...

Scientists have toyed around within chitin in past years ... While you’re not going to see crab-shell batteries anytime soon, the researchers hope their batteries may become commonplace ...

Chitin and its derivative chitosan are natural ... While you’re not going to see crab-shell batteries anytime soon, the researchers hope their batteries may become commonplace, used in ...

Chitin and its derivative chitosan are natural polymers found in crustaceans and ... This kind of device can work for a much longer time.” While you’re not going to see crab-shell batteries anytime ...

The key is chitosan, a compound derived from chitin, a substance found in crab and shrimp shells. The battery could provide impressive power storage and be recharged at least 1000 times ...

The polymer is derived from chitin, a building material naturally ... But the meat-to-shell ratio for a Dungeness crab — the species most commonly used by Tidal Vision — is approximately ...

The secret sauce is their proprietary fabric blend that includes real jade stone for natural cooling properties and chitin derived ... while the crab shell component stops the growth of odor ...