Building bridges better and structures stronger
Can Mother Nature help Scientists make tougher materials?Research published in Materials Research Letters this month reveals that materials used in engineering could be made stronger using inspiration from the structure of bones and bamboo. Metal is comprised of millions of closely-packed grains. The smaller the size of the individual grain, the less we can stretch the metal without it breaking. The study reveals that by manipulating the size of the grains, in particular making the grains bigger as you go further into the