Measuring the Strength of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials (IMAGE)

Rice University

Measuring the Strength of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials

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A nanomechanical device designed by Rice University scientists is used to measure the strength of two-dimensional nanomaterials like molybdenum diselenide, the subject of a recent Rice study that found it far more brittle than graphene.

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Lou Group/Rice University

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