Microscale knots double tensile strength of new material

April 10th, 2023

An artist's illustration of the structure of a new material made up of knots. Image: Caltech Knots are known for boosting the strength of materials, from the tiniest twists of DNA to (potentially) the very fabric of the universe. The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena (Caltech) reports that engineers there have now developed a new material consisting […]

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