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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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A pre-cracked sheet of graphene was suspended and pulled apart on a spring-loaded stage to measure how much strength a defective piece of graphene shows. Scientists at Rice University and Georgia Tech found graphene is only as strong as its weakest point. Because most graphene has defects, its real strength is likely to be significantly lower than the intrinsic strength of a perfect sheet of the atom-thick carbon material. (Credit: The Nanomaterials, Nanomechanics and Nanodevices Lab/Rice University)
