New Method Reveals the Link Between Crack Shape and Material

Intricate crack patterns often emerge when objects break, but the patterns go unnoticed in everyday life. However, John Kolinski and his group at the Laboratory of Engineering Mechanics of Soft Interfaces (EMSI) in EPFL's School of Engineering are experts at capturing the formation of such patterns.

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