Fracture mechanics is a pivotal field in materials science that examines the initiation and propagation of cracks under various loading conditions. It seeks to understand how defects and stress ...

Lithium batteries sit at the heart of electric cars, smartphones, grid storage and even military hardware, yet the way they quietly crack apart inside has remained stubbornly hard to see. Now ...

Crystal structure fractures (IMAGE) DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Caption Microscopy-generated images showing the path of a fracture and accompanying crystal structure deformation in the ...

A metallic alloy of chromium, cobalt, and nickel is over 100 times tougher than graphene and gets even more resistant to damage at extremely low temperatures. When you purchase through links on our ...

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

A new biocompatible polymer-based composite material could soon replace metal plates in treating difficult and unstable fractures. Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the ...