As a natural biocomposite, Strombus gigas, commonly known as the giant pink queen conch shell, exhibits outstanding mechanical properties, especially a high fracture toughness. It is known that ...

The conch shell is made up of three layers, with the grain running in a different direction in each one. This means that when it's subjected to an impact, cracks can't just run straight through it.

CLEVELAND -- The future of computer technology and space exploration may lie in the humble conch shell. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University report in the June 29 issue of Nature that ...

THE conch or chank shell (Turbinella pyrum) is so intimately connected with the religious and social life of the people of India that the monograph on the subject prepared by Mr. J. Hornell ...