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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They then filled these micro-cracks with polyurethane, although according to Barthelat, this second process is not essential since the patterns of micro-cracks in themselves are sufficient to stop the glass from shattering.
