Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Nanomaterials: Fibres toughen when stretched. |
| Source: |
Nature. 3/21/2013, Vol. 495 Issue 7441, p284-284. 1p. 1 Color Photograph. |
| Subjects: |
Polyacrylonitriles, Nanostructured materials, Dzenis, Yuris |
| Abstract: |
The article reports on the results of a study by University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Yuris Dzenis and colleagues which found that polyacrylonitrile fibres became tougher as their diameters narrowed, contradicting conventional belief that tough fibers become brittle when stretched. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
