Gels and glasses are on opposite ends of the material spectrum, but engineers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a new class called “glassy gels” that are both strong and ...

Glassy polymers, defined by their amorphous solid structure below the glass transition temperature, exhibit complex mechanical responses when subjected to high strain rates (above ~10² s⁻¹). At these ...

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Researchers have created a new class of materials called "glassy gels" that are very hard and difficult to break despite containing more than 50% liquid. Coupled with the fact that glassy gels are ...

Researchers from various universities, including North Carolina State University, developed a new class of materials known as "glassy gels" containing more than 50% liquid. These gels are incredibly ...

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation snapshots of a single ring polymer conformation taken from a dense melt of N = 1,600 for the four indicated values of bending energy. Different colors indicate ...

When you think of gel, you might imagine goo – but a new gel-like material has been engineered to be soft enough to stretch to almost seven times its original length while still being strong and clear ...

Researchers have created a new class of materials called “glassy gels” that are as hard as glassy polymers, but – if you apply enough force – can stretch up to five times their original length, rather ...