Negative Poisson's Ratio: a Rare Find in Battery Materials (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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Explanation of the Negative Poisson's ratio, a phenomenon not found in everyday materials, and how it could help batteries operate at high voltage levels.

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Courtesy of Andrew Ulvestad/Department of Physics, Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego

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