Scientists have uncovered some clues about the abilities of some marine creatures to form glass structures in cold water. The findings could lead to nature-inspired recipes for creating novel glass ...
IN a previous communication 1 it was shown that the breaking extensions of nylon filaments were greatly increased when subjected to combined axial and transverse stresses, the latter being applied by ...
Micropillar compression testing [1] is fast emerging as a viable alternative to nanoindentation, for the measurement of mechanical properties and deformation behavior of small volumes and thin films.