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Mystery of avalanche-like change in glass solved?
Mystery of avalanche-like change in glass solved?

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have uncovered the mechanism and structural origin behind "avalanches", where particles packed into a disordered "glassy" state suddenly undergo ordering. The finding may guide how detrimental structural change in glassy materials and drugs may be avoided.


Journal Title : Nature Communications, 8 15505 (2017)
Article Title : Common mechanism of thermodynamic and mechanical origin for ageing and crystallisation of glasses
Author(s) : Taiki Yanagishima, John Russo, Hajime Tanaka
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15954