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Published Date: July 17, 2026

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To learn how tough a material is, engineers find its breaking point

A recent study examined a transparent material used in high-impact applications such as helicopter windshields at the molecular level to measure its toughness.

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A recent study examined a transparent material used in high-impact applications such as helicopter windshields at the molecular level to measure its toughness. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of California, Irvine, followed a crack along a grain boundary in magnesium aluminate spinel, or transparent aluminum, ad…

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