Imagine a material cracking—now imagine what happens if there are small inclusions in the material. Do they create an ...

The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material design and selection. To address this, a research team from The Hong Kong ...

Researchers discovered that twisting 2D materials improves toughness while preserving strength, paving the way for durable electronics and smart devices. (Nanowerk News) The mechanical strength and ...

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia have created a chitosan-nickel composite film that gains up to 50% more tensile strength when soaked in water, flipping the central ...

A class of materials that consist almost entirely of air, yet rival or exceed the mechanical performance of steel by weight, ...

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Committee on Materials and Pavements approves Purdue-invented method as a national standard for estimating concrete strength WEST ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have developed high-performance nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of ...

Vibration-absorbing, sound-damping materials such as sheets of rubber and expanded foam tend to be thick, bulky and soft. A new material is a big exception to that tendency, however, as it absorbs ...