Canadian university invents a glass that bends but doesn't break
Canadian university invents a glass that bends but doesn't break
New Delhi: The Department of Mechanical Engineering of McGill University in Canada has invented a new technique to significantly increase the toughness of glass so that when it falls from a table on the floor
India TV News DeskPublished : Jan 31, 2014 12:18 IST, Updated : Feb 01, 2014 7:08 IST
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By engraving networks of micro-cracks in configurations of wavy lines in shapes similar to the wavy edges of pieces in a jigsaw puzzle in the surface of borosilicate glass, they were able to stop the cracks from propagating and becoming larger.