After decades of research, experts have discovered the first ever “auxetic” synthetic material that becomes thicker when it is stretched.
The structure could have significant benefits in the development of products – image courtesy of Leeds University. The new non-porous material has unique stretching properties which enable it to, when pulled, become thicker perpendicular to the applied force, this known as ‘auxetics’. There are materials in nature that exhibit auxetic capabilities,…
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