I've always been fascinated by how materials break down, especially glasses and polymers that don't have a regular crystal ...

A new neural network structure developed at Northwestern Engineering can predict the plasticity of materials, ... While more sophisticated models exist (such as the crystal plasticity or multi-scale ...

It involves little known and hitherto neglected crystal defects, ... Earth's mantle plasticity explained: Missing mechanism for deforming olivine-rich rocks Date: March 6, 2014 ...