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illustration of an architected reef protecting buildings on a shoreline

Spotlight: Mar 27, 2024

Engineers designed an artificial reef that mimics the wave-buffering effects of coral reefs and provides pockets for marine life. The structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.

Mar 27, 2024

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Image: Courtesy of the researchers, edited by MIT News