Researchers Used An Atomic Force Microscope (IMAGE)

University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Researchers Used An Atomic Force Microscope

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University of Toronto Engineering researchers used an atomic force microscope (pictured) to measure the ability of graphene to resist mechanical fatigue. They found that the material can withstand more than a billion cycles of high stress before breaking.

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Daria Perevezentsev / University of Toronto Engineering

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