surfaces

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The material was made from byssus threads produced by Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam that uses these fibers to anchor itself to rocky surfaces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

“As buyers look for homes, this expanded format surfaces relevant property details—such as pricing, images and core home features,” Google says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Artificial intelligence, for example, is already being used to predict where road faults are most likely to develop and new materials such as graphene are being used to improve highway surfaces.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In my opinion there is a maximum ratio of black reflective surfaces to bodywork, beyond which your car starts to look like a bass boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

There were studies of shadows against a faded brick wall, photographs of feathers clotting the shoreline of Shaker Lake, experiments Mia was conducting with printing photographs on different surfaces: vellum, aluminum foil, newspapers.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng