Nanotechnology: New principle in material science discovered
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 13:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Engineers have discovered a new mechanism that governs the peak strength of nanostructured metals. They found that the deformation of nanotwinned metals is characterized by the motion of highly ordered, necklace-like patterns of crystal defects called dislocations. The finding could lead to stronger and more ductile metals.