Scallops' soft bodies are well-protected by their hard shells, so … could those same shells protect human heads? That question was asked by the Japanese designers of the Shellmet, which is a helmet ...

Usami and his team are now transforming discarded shells into a new material called Shellstic—like plastic, but with about 20% to 50% shells. After one year of development, the first major product to ...

Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. The product was ...

With scallop season is underway in Citrus and Hernando Counties, a group in Homosassa is encouraging scallopers not to dump the shells in the river, saying it's harmful. However, some locals don't ...

Shellmet is the latest innovation from TBWA\Hakuhodo’s creative team and Osaka-based Koushi Chemical Industry Co. A small village on the tip of Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido may have found an ...