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Fast Molecular Rearrangements Hold Key to Plastic's Toughness

November 27, 2008

In a University of Wisconsin-Madison study appearing November 28 in Science Express, researchers report that subjecting a common plastic to physical stress--which causes the plastic to flow--also dramatically increases the motion of the material's constituent molecules, with molecular rearrangements occurring up to 1,000 times faster than without the stress. Full Story

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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