Metallic glasses are three times stronger than steel but can be molded into shapes as easily as plastic. They are highly resistant to scratching, shattering, denting, and corrosion. Despite these advantages, metallic glasses can vary wildly in terms of toughness and breaking points depending on how they are manufactured. These variances have been a mystery for material scientists but now, two researchers from the U.S. and Israel have combined their findings to try to develop a method for modeling the strength characteristics of metallic glass. Read More
