Mr. O'Neill raises more than 800,000 abalone, which take about two years to grow. Abalone is not as common as scallops, but more and more Canadians are discovering and enjoying them.

For example, at the nanoscale, an abalone shell is made of thousands of layers of "tiles" made of calcium carbonate (more commonly known as chalk), about 10 micrometers across and 0.5 micrometer ...

Mother-of-pearl: Classic Beauty And Remarkable Strength Date: July 6, 2007 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: While the shiny material of pearls and abalone shells has long been ...

BOSTON (CBS) - A materials chemist who is discovering the wonders of abalone shells wins Lemelson MIT prize. Dr. Angela Belcher says she's merging organic and inorganic materials in new ways. "If ...

Abalone is an umbrella term for a group of marine snails, only they don’t look like your typical snail because they have a flattened spiral shell. Their other common name is pāua, and they can ...