Janine Benyus

Biologically inspired materials could revolutionize materials science. People looking at spider silk and abalone shells are looking for new ways to make materials better, cheaper, and with less toxic byproducts.

American Writer

Vivienne Ming

Why did I go back to school? After working with giant snails as the manager of an abalone farm, who wouldn't be fascinated with the inner workings of the mind? They are a very contemplative species.

Abalone indicates a marine setting, which is useful in understanding the context of conversation.

Habitat Clue

Mention of abalone often refers to a luxurious seafood dish, highlighting its culinary value.

Seafood Dish

Abalone shells are renowned for their beauty, commonly used in art, crafts, and jewelry.

Artistic Material

The term 'abalone' often referrs to the shell's shiny, multi-colored inside, known for iridescence.

Iridescent Feature

Abalone is considered a delicacy, so it suggests a taste or dining experience of high quality.

Taste Expectation

Abalone's popularity varies by region, where some cultures regard it as a staple luxury food.

Regional Delicacy

 proteins that are coded by the genetic level that allow them to build these really exquisite structures so something I think is very fascinating is what if you could give life to non living structures like batteries and like solar cells what if they had some of the same capabilities that an abalone shell did

Using nature to grow...

 whole buildings inspired by abalone shells, super-lightweight bridges inspired by plant cells. There's a world of beauty and efficiency to explore here using nature as a design tool. So now I want to go onto talking about the linear-to-closed-loop idea. The way we tend to use resources

Michael Pawlyn: Using...

 The topography, the really high cliffs, the big rocks that stick out of the water, it's almost prehistoric in that way. You feel like you've really gone off into another world. What we're catching up here, the red abalone,