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MIT develops ultrafine fibres with exceptional strength
highways.today   05 January 2018   USA   Massachusetts  
New ultra-fine fibres created by the MIT team are seen in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image. Courtesy of the researchers
<p>Researchers at MIT have developed a process that can produce ultrafine fibers &mdash; whose diameter is measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter &mdash; that are exceptionally strong and tough.</p> <p>These fibres, which should be inexpensive and ...
Finding fault: New information may help understand earthquakes
Science Daily   16 March 2015   USA   Massachusetts  
UMass Amherst
<p>New modeling and analyses of fault geometry in the Earth's crust by geoscientist are advancing knowledge about fault development in regions where one geologic plate slides past or over another, such as along California's San Andreas Fault and the Denali ...