In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that ...
Some of the most innovative and useful inventions have been inspired by nature. Take the Shinkansen bullet train in Japan, whose aerodynamic design is modeled after the kingfisher bird. Or Velcro, ...
(a) Schematic for the fabrication of photo-curing self-wrinkling surface coating. (b) The surface morphology of the obtained coating. (c) The mechanism of the impact resistance of this coating.
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MIT uses sacrificial bonds to toughen plastics for impact-resistant electronics, tires
Drop the phone on the pavement, and you brace for the sickening sound of ...
Certain creatures have unique microstructures in their exoskeletons that enable them to withstand heavy impacts continuously over time. These Bouligand structures can be found in the mantis shrimp, ...
Figure 1. ASTM D8287 sandwich CAI test fixture and specimen. Photo Credit, all images: Dan Adams Damage tolerance testing of composites refers to the testing of specimens with a centrally located ...
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