Auxetic materials: Avoiding the shrink

Ray H. Baughman
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Ray H. Baughman: University of Texas

Nature, 2003, vol. 425, issue 6959, 667-667

Abstract: Materials that expand laterally when stretched can act as molecular-scale strain amplifiers. This amplification might be exploited in nature and in future technologies.

Date: 2003
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