Defects can make a material stronger or make it fail catastrophically. Knowing how fast they travel can help researchers understand things like earthquake ruptures, structural failures, and precision manufacturing. Settling a half century of debate, researchers have discovered that tiny linear de
Researchers have discovered that linear defects can propagate through a material faster than sound waves do.
This gives scientists a new appreciation of the damage they might do to a broad range of materials in extreme conditions
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