MARYLAND – Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a technique to embed a damage-sensing probe into a lightweight composite made of epoxy and silk. The probe, known as a ‘mechanophore’, could help speed product testing and potentially reduce the amount of time and materials needed for the development of new composites.
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