If a fabric unravels in one spot, how likely is it to come fully undone? The question is akin to topological defect propagation in a periodic structure. Now physicists have an answer that could lead to fabrics with controllable damage resistance. https://t.co/tnjSP59Z7K
What makes a fabric knitted? 🧶
Physicists identified a topological framework based on knot theory that can distinguish knits and crochets from other textiles. Knits have defects, or local areas of yarn disentanglements, that propagate.
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