Breaking Beautiful - The Useful Mechanism In Patterns Of Cracks

Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 09:40 in Physics & Chemistry

High resolution photograph of cracks in thin layer of glass atop a silicon wafer. The colors come from optical interference between the thin wafer and the glass above. Image credit: Joël Marthelot (ESPCI). Rights information: Used with permissionBy:  Gabriel Popkin, Inside Science read more

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