image: The supercomputer simulations on the atomic structure of amorphous aluminum oxide show that the atom network has very few flaws (highlighted in green), which allows the ductility mechanisms to activate without fracture. Red atoms are oxygen, grey atoms are aluminum. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 15 Nov. issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by E.J. Frankberg at Tampere University in Tampere, Finland, and colleagues was titled, "Highly ductile amorphous oxide at room temperature and high strain rate." view more
Credit: [Credit: Janne Kalikka]