Researchers develop tool to probe plastics' behavior down to the molecular scale
Monday, March 11, 2019 - 06:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Consider the humble tire. Sitting outside on a frigid winter day, it's hard as a stone, yet when spinning under a drag racer, a tire becomes warmly pliable. For everyday materials, from glass to rubber to plastic, these fundamental changes in behavior are determined by the glass transition temperature.