Physicists Gain New Understanding of How Materials Break
Monday, November 7, 2016 - 12:31
in Physics & Chemistry
New research suggests scientists could eventually help create materials that resist breaking or crack in a predictable fashion. Using both a simulation and artificial structures called metamaterials, scientists at the University of Chicago, New York University and Leiden University found material failure can be continuously tuned through changes in its underlying rigidity. The research, published Sept. 27 in PNAS, examined the effects of varying the rigidity of a material.