Understanding How Glasses 'Relax' Provides Some Relief for Manufacturers
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wesleyan University have used computer simulations to gain basic insights into a fundamental problem in material science related to glass-forming materials, offering a precise mathematical and physical description of the way temperature affects the rate of flow in this broad class of materials--a long-standing goal.