Nanomaterial impact test (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Nanomaterial impact test

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APPEARS IN With Fuzzy Nanoparticles, Researchers Reveal a Way to Design Tougher Ballistic Materials Researchers at NIST examined the toughness of films composed of silica nanoparticles coated in polymer chains using Laser-Induced Projectile Impact Testing, or LIPIT. With LIPIT, they propelled tiny projectiles toward the films and used a camera and strobe light to capture their position every 100 nanoseconds. The amount that the projectiles slowed down after piercing the films revealed the material's toughness.

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