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"We are all familiar with elastic materials – just think of a rubber band which
can return to its original shape after being stretched.
Humans have used elastic materials for millennia. These days, they’re in
everything from optical fibres to aeroplanes and buildings. But until now,
scientists haven’t been able to pinpoint exactly how these materials return to
their original shape. What happens at the level of their molecules?
Published today in the journal
Nature Materials, our new study uses the
properties of flexible crystals to understand how interactions between
molecules give rise to elasticity. This provides new insight into the model of
elasticity developed by English polymath Robert Hooke more than 300 years ago.
Our findings will allow us to develop new ways of designing components for
complicated aerospace and building materials or electronic devices."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
