'Ripplocations' -- The Internal Behavior of Layered Solids Under Pressure (IMAGE)

Drexel University

'Ripplocations' -- The Internal Behavior of Layered Solids Under Pressure

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Drexel University researchers are shedding new light on the internal behavior of layered materials under pressure. Their recent research shows an elastic, rippling behavior occurring inside the material. They're calling these internal waves "ripplocations."

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