Rahul Franklin, PhD Student in MSE, and Dr. Nik Chawla, Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering, are part of a team that has unravelled how bees construct their strong, but lightweight honeycomb structures! Using a non-destructive technique that relies on high-energy X-rays to create 3D images with micrometer-scale resolution, the team tracked the growth of the honeycomb. This research has important implications for new strategies for making robust, lightweight, structural materials.

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