Sea sponges offer clues to how human-made structures can resist buckling

Sea sponges offer clues to how human-made structures can resist buckling 01/10/2017 02:51 PM EST Brown University engineers looked to nature to find a shape that could improve all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes--they found an answer in sea sponges. Full story at https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/01/sponge Source Brown University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111