Examining materials through molecules and over millennia
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Princeton University freshmen Michal Prenovitz and Matine Yuksel carefully placed a small wood sample in a machine designed to crush objects with thousands of pounds of force. As the machine's steel jaws slowly squeezed, Professor Ilhan Aksay rolled up a few sheets of paper and turned to the students gathered nearby.