In a design that mimics a hard-to-duplicate texture of starfish shells, engineers have made rounded crystals that have no facets. In a design that mimics a hard-to-duplicate texture of starfish shells ...

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ANN ARBOR—In a design that mimics a hard-to-duplicate texture of starfish shells, University of Michigan engineers have made rounded crystals that have no facets. "We call them nanolobes. They look ...