Silly Putty Probe at Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories News Release, 8 Jul 2005

Squaring off with Silly Putty -- a material scientist's worstnightmare -- a Sandia National Laboratories researcher hasdemonstrated that a unique microscope quick enough to measure changesin this "liquid solid" may be the most effective tool for measuringless extreme plastic behavior in the structures of more widely usedmaterials. Read more