Intensive and Extensive Properties: The chemical and physical properties of materials and systems can be classified into intensive and extensive based on the changes in the property with the size ...

Developed by U of T Engineering researchers, the tool uses early-stage data to predict the potential real-world use for a new ...

Onsager 1 first explained the tendency of highly anisotropic rod-like and plate-like particles (for example, tobacco mosaic virus and clay particles in solution) to form orientationally ordered ...

In addition to physical properties, other geometric properties can be re-programmed. For example, the reconfigurability of the unit cells can bring overall changes in the size and shape of a product.

Students will use what they know about the properties of paper, plastic, and aluminum foil to decide how the materials can be used for a specific purpose. Key Concepts. Materials with certain ...

Humans implicitly rely on the properties of materials to guide our interactions. Grasping smooth materials, for example, requires more care than rough ones. We may even visually infer non-visual ...

The mechanical properties and behaviour of paper materials are dictated by their complex microstructure and anisotropic nature, which arise from the interwoven network of cellulose fibres and the ...