Sandcastle Worm Nests Inspire New Low-carbon Building Materials (IMAGE)

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Sandcastle Worm Nests Inspire New Low-carbon Building Materials

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(A) Design of colonial sandcastle-inspired natural-based low-carbon building materials. (B) Optical images of natural-based low-carbon building materials fabricated by various grains. (C) Comparison of compressive strength and elastic modulus between this natural-based low-carbon building materials and previous reported low-carbon building materials.

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