Counterintuitive Surprise! Weaker Bonds Can Make Polymers 10x Stronger - SciTechDaily
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By adding weak linkers to a polymer network, chemists dramatically enhanced the material’s resistance to tearing. A team of chemists from MIT and Duke University has discovered a counterintuitive way to make polymers stronger: introduce a few weaker bonds int…