Pulling Strings to Untangle Catastrophe
Adrian Y. Cho · Science · 2007
AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY MEETINGDENVER, COLORADO-- Tugging on string to see how the force required to break it varied with its length may yield insights into calamitous events such as the sudden failure of cables on a suspension bridge, physicists announced at the American Physical Society meeting held here from 5 to 9 March. ([Read more][1].) [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/316/5821/47