It’s very difficult to create a large piece of glass without flaws. But the researchers knew how to make very small flawless pieces. As long as glass is less than a micrometer thick, it’s almost ...

The glass gives the material its strength, while the Christmas tree-structures give it toughness. In subsequent stress tests the 1 to 10-centimeter pieces of glass were dramatically tougher than any ...

For over a century, wood pole structures have been used to support overhead powerlines. Over time, as the utility industry expanded, the basic wood pole structure has evolved, but regardless of ...