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But the opposite turned out to be true, as various measures of its tensile strength showed that the spore-containing plastic was stronger than pure plastic.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
Combining concrete’s compressive strength with steel’s tensile strength, the material makes the building flexible enough to sway, yet rigid enough to resist high winds and the typhoons that frequently hit Taiwan.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The exposure to the wasabi vapors even increased the sample’s tensile strength by 26 percent.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
The team ran physical tests to measure tensile strength, finding that a mixture of 55 percent ochre produces optimal ergonomics.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
Combining concrete’s compressive strength with steel’s tensile strength, the material makes the building flexible enough to sway, yet rigid enough to resist high winds and the typhoons that frequently hit Taiwan.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The exposure to the wasabi vapors even increased the sample’s tensile strength by 26 percent.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
The team ran physical tests to measure tensile strength, finding that a mixture of 55 percent ochre produces optimal ergonomics.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Tensile strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tensile%20strength. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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