Why smaller crumpled sheets carry larger loads (IMAGE)
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Schematic illustration of the topological load-bearing mechanism in crumpled two-dimensional macromolecules. Smaller sheets spontaneously form denser networks of ridges, the line-like structural features that channel stress and absorb energy, giving rise to a universal "smaller is stronger" effect across materials and length scales.
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