In a paper published in Polymer Science & Technology, an international team of scientists explores an effective protocol for toughening vitrimers based on dioxaborolane metathesis through introducing ...
The hardness of silica was carefully studied by Auerbach, who found a surface of vitreous silica to be less hard than either of the principal faces of quartz. Most commercial silica glass is ...
Boron carbide is a material that combines hardness, lightness, and resistance to high temperatures, but it poorly withstands shocks. Scientists at the CNRS have developed a new method for synthesizing ...