Jun 11, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Scientific studies describing the most basic processes often have the greatest impact in the long run. A new work by Rice University engineers could be one such, and it’s a gas, gas, gas for nanomaterials. Rice materials theorist Boris Yakobson, graduate student Jincheng Lei and...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Hexagonal boron nitride’s remarkable toughness unmasked: 2D material resists cracking and description by century-old theory of fracture mechanics
Home > Press > Hexagonal boron nitride's remarkable toughness unmasked: 2D material resists cracking and description by century-old theory of fracture mechanicsComputational simulations at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore helped explain the unexpected fracture toughness of 2D hexagonal boron nitride. The material's intrinsic toughness arises from slight asymmetries in its...