Star Trek replicators and diatom nanotechnology

Architecture and material properties of diatom shells provide effective mechanical protection

Christian Hamm, Rudolf Merkel, Olaf Springer et al. · Nature · 2003 · 937 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science +16

Silica-precipitating Peptides from Diatoms

Nils Kröger, Rainer Deutzmann, Manfred Sumper · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2001 · 297 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

How Myxobacteria Glide

Charles W. Wolgemuth, Egbert Hoiczyk, Dale Kaiser et al. · Current Biology · 2002 · 293 citations · Full text

Role of silicon in diatom metabolism

W. Marshall Darley, B. E. Volcani · Experimental Cell Research · 1969 · 252 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +9

Beyond micromachining: the potential of diatoms

John Parkinson, Richard Gordon · Trends in biotechnology · 1999 · 225 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Microfabrication +3