Thursday, February 25, 2010

Scientists find equation for predicting material properties

A very interesting ARTICLE on how researchers at Princeton University have made a breakthrough in an equation that uses computers to predict a materials properties. They have apparently found a way to use the equation to predict the properties of non-uniform materials, while before it could only be applied to perfect materials (which are rare/nonexistent). How does this help us:

"Car frames made from lighter, strong metal alloys, for instance, might make vehicles more energy efficient, and smaller, faster electronic devices might be produced using nanowires with diameters tens of thousands of times smaller than that of a human hair."

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