Supervariate ceramics: biomineralization mechanism

Ceramics are key components of life, forming elaborate and diverse structures found in coccolith, shells, skeletons, and teeth. In materials research, however, one generally finds ceramics difficult to process because of their high hardness and melting points. How organisms effortlessly build stunning ceramic architectures, in water and at mild temperature, remains a long-standing mystery to scientists. This study discloses that...