Strength, ductility and toughness are three very important, closely related material properties. The yield and ultimate strengths tell us how much stress a material can withstand, and are often used ...

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 ...

Measuring how materials respond to different deformation speeds is imperfect, leaving gaps and uncertainties across strain rates. A single, self-consistent method to measure hardness across 11 orders ...

It may not be as catchy a name as Iron Man, but in a fight you might be better off betting on Glass DNA Nanolattice Man instead. Engineers at the University of Connecticut have developed a very strong ...

CD BioSustainable supports cosmetic R&D and quality management needs by strengthening raw material supply and material basic property analysis capabilities.