The Kyoto team demonstrates that sperm tails use “odd elasticity,” breaking classical symmetry and increasing their propulsion.

In a recent study published in Communications Materials, researchers demonstrated how incorporating a novel isotropic intermetallic phase significantly enhances the elastic modulus of a cast ...

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How the elastic modulus fits into the kinetic modulus. Download this article in .PDF format This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable.

The elastic modulus relates the applied stress to the strain it produces. In a material that obeys Hooke's Law, the initial uniaxial elastic response is linear with stress and strain coupled through ...

These properties include modulus of elasticity, Poisson’s ratio, tensile strength, and ultimate tensile strain. The tensile test that measures these properties is, on the face of it, very simple: A ...