At the macroscopic scale, however, anelasticity is usually very small or negligible, especially in single-crystalline materials2,3. Here, ...

Zener uses the term ‘anelasticity’ to describe the properties of solids, as a result of which stress and strain are not uniquely related. Examples are the elastic after-effect, ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Brown University have found that nanoscale wires (nanowires) made of common semiconductor materials have a pronounced anelasticity -- meaning ...

The anelasticity was discovered when Zhu and his students were studying the buckling behavior of nanowires. "Anelasticity is a fundamental mechanical property of nanowires, ...

Anelasticity spectra with respect to water content. (IMAGE) Okayama University. Caption. Researchers from Japan suggest that the oceanic asthenosphere retains water. This ...